Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.ahuvf removal

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

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Reads data out of its own binary image
Drops a binary and executes it
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.ahuvf?


File Info:
crc32: 42FDE916
md5: c6ff24780ae5668145c49bd2d96ec02f
name: C6FF24780AE5668145C49BD2D96EC02F.mlw
sha1: 02467b685bdddcebaf8abbdd1dcae291405281ec
sha256: 9da06dde7f56fd3988599789f932819c4794b72978149e48391590fedac365d7
sha512: edd7e722282929f63b4617ee84c098c5a7a792cd72a0aa8756dcb1084109d241dea4795d24116cd67d10516601497679ee3fe488771c6992113000ea5f7293bb
ssdeep: 196608:E2DpmN6PXjAO0TNz43iSXup+BSiu/tBz3xwMv4ARpZlJXf9Y11Bj:EimN6fLQWzXo+BSiu/tBzXnRHKXBj
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright:                                                                                                     
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0             
CompanyName: CMS Software                                                
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
ProductName: IdeoMONTAGE                                                 
ProductVersion: 9.25                                              
FileDescription: x412x438x434x435x43ex41cx41ex41dx422x410x416                                                 
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.ahuvf also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005722fe1 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Zadved.1673
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Wacatac.B
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba	TrojanDropper:Win32/Ekstak.423ec03e
K7GW	Trojan ( 005722fe1 )
Cyren	W32/Agent.CFH.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/TrojanDropper.Agent.SLC
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.ahuvf
Tencent	Win32.Trojan-dropper.Agent.Tbit
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
Jiangmin	Trojan.Ekstak.bocw
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1140309
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
AhnLab-V3	PUP/Win32.DownloadAssistant.R361380
McAfee	Artemis!C6FF24780AE5
Malwarebytes	Adware.DownloadAssistant
Ikarus	Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent
Fortinet	PossibleThreat.MU
AVG	Win32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]

How to remove Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.ahuvf?

Trojan.Win32.Ekstak.ahuvf 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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