Should I remove “Trojan.Win32.DiskWriter.gid”?

The Trojan.Win32.DiskWriter.gid is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Trojan.Win32.DiskWriter.gid virus can do?

Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Trojan.Win32.DiskWriter.gid?


File Info:
crc32: F60C2FF4
md5: a421bebe23b59e2418d46d1aa048e1de
name: A421BEBE23B59E2418D46D1AA048E1DE.mlw
sha1: b008a9f582878c52e54568c96ef201a5c0e096b3
sha256: 04bc4f0ed33f246cefc3a754d21b31a092306db3654cd195d4a5edc11faf548a
sha512: c3bcd0e50237327a8fbca5476f4616f61d00399a82ba4346d00cf02a1ded8d098bf22b0a0c989f27ef6e9b06380af3206ec33548579ea2c0a518a0b36f929263
ssdeep: 6144:7Nqq8G/1MW0WqEPmz3zWO63ac22ybieWqZCTVt5:Lfq4HuLy5qoX1BTv5
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Trojan.Win32.DiskWriter.gid also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.DiskWriter.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.WacatacPMF.S18309451
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (W)
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/DiskWriter.2ac1e949
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.DiskWriter.gid
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.37339456
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.37339456
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Diskwriter.Ljth
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.37339456
Sophos	ML/PE-A
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34058.r8Y@aabOzco
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dm
FireEye	Generic.mg.a421bebe23b59e24
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.37339456 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Webroot	W32.Malware.Gen
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1137199
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.37339456
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.RL_Generic.R360765
McAfee	Artemis!A421BEBE23B5
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0CH321
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Rozena
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/DiskWriter.GID!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Ransom.DiskWriter.HgIASZoA

How to remove Trojan.Win32.DiskWriter.gid?

Trojan.Win32.DiskWriter.gid removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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