About “Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.ahuga” infection

The Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.ahuga 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.

What Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.ahuga virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Creates RWX memory
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Exhibits possible ransomware file modification behavior
• Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
• Attempts to identify installed AV products by installation directory

How to determine Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.ahuga?

File Info:
crc32: 1F57E16Emd5: a5bc1ac9bc8e9678023e58c1663ee6faname: A5BC1AC9BC8E9678023E58C1663EE6FA.mlwsha1: c8d529e78603dce7a9c36fd8f83dbde94f46a5a0sha256: 342e01de3e3170b55e92ff4a4a972ee4a31a98a46c0ebcaeedb427b7b476bcabsha512: 5f3af7657e57435b160a84b9916bf0194867f7bb29b53723ba182102019346bd1c30a04514feda5921e793aa430010d34efedf80eaa21fcaba4b32600acecab9ssdeep: 196608:xjnVFxAxUUoafVs2AIT/qp0YWVmx0u6bxz3LWA2SR1nDB0pDzFrf1pBybZ8LtF:xjVFyroa9/T/qpNQmx0u6bxz3F2K5Dobtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright:                                                                                                     FileVersion: 1.0.0.0             CompanyName: AMS Software                                                Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.ProductName: VIDEOMASTER                                                 ProductVersion: 12.7                                              FileDescription: x412x438x434x435x43ex41cx410x421x422x415x420                                                 Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.ahuga also known as:

How to remove Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.ahuga?

• 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.