What is “Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.aapsn”?

The Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.aapsn 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.Ekstak.aapsn virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.aapsn?


File Info:
crc32: 537C9342
md5: d64105fcd78e543df33808bc0dcecdfd
name: setup_megacheat_v8.2.2_spe_656653496.exe
sha1: e6b9a017b556eb550576ed443d6e89e820c77833
sha256: 0e9cc8b0186f4a9dd2b194777115e47b3d8355dadd11dcc0eee5752600e75e42
sha512: 11ce99d1c0272598c31b190acada4187c83a70359ff9ef5920b33d410ced7fd76d491926cc36f1d6aaf2df6cadca9c2688c5eeea8a1a542816618bdc4cf9c975
ssdeep: 98304:NLZfADczPIhT4si5myLWhOd6NqMqiIMe5dis9c90gvAqtgWgkVX:NVfADczP/FLwgMqik89YqtV9
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.aapsn also known as:

Bkav	HW32.Packed.
FireEye	Generic.mg.d64105fcd78e543d
McAfee	Artemis!D64105FCD78E
Cylance	Unsafe
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 0056214d1 )
K7GW	Adware ( 0056214d1 )
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Avast	Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.aapsn
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1118890
Invincea	heuristic
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1118890
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.aapsn
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.D!ml
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.DownloadAssistant.C4099545
Acronis	suspicious
Malwarebytes	Adware.DLAssistant.Generic
APEX	Malicious
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/DownloadAssistant.Y potentially unwanted
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#95% (RDMK:cmRtazqWjAj569KrSAUtenfBfYcG)
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!Sx0vczMXDWE
SentinelOne	DFI – Suspicious PE
eGambit	PE.Heur.InvalidSig
Fortinet	W32/Ekstak.VHO!tr
AVG	Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM19.1.4FA5.Malware.Gen

How to remove Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.aapsn?

Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.aapsn 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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