About “Trojan.Win32.Menti.qwsk” infection

The Trojan.Win32.Menti.qwsk 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.Menti.qwsk virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Trojan.Win32.Menti.qwsk?


File Info:
name: 0AC8EA13DF75279E4660.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/56bc7ddc4e690a275934061c1519576d12cec7c6089a5a2334b7dc41bc765104
crc32: 721EF0E6
md5: 0ac8ea13df75279e46609c5516d57149
sha1: fa95db022a1182fb9ba900fb30a0cfc1f577b904
sha256: 56bc7ddc4e690a275934061c1519576d12cec7c6089a5a2334b7dc41bc765104
sha512: 89da699606c79f5ca48976f59b0ab9e650defe3c899cd339793560fe87612d89337606dee3c3e050eeea0008176e1011cb70db766a94d187fbe52ae7031f3c88
ssdeep: 3072:tMlo8HHizcwPxahyPy8RANYZjikCplK6PufjZqMNp:co8HCzcwchyKDN+pkivp
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1AE347D62B1909071D94A81B245BE9F305AB2FDBD5FF1440FA3D872492D733E2167AA0F
sha3_384: e6b355d05a45f3841457da74e74e3fd7632eb49b67a9242c3e3b256fcb7121c16b051d1a64a916662c6c412dbf233772
ep_bytes: 6a606828554100e8b3faffffbf940000
timestamp: 2011-02-03 03:06:13

Version Info:
CompanyName: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
FileDescription: Java(TM) Web Start Launcher
FileVersion: 6.0.240.7
Full Version: 1.6.0_24-b07
InternalName: Java(TM) Web Start Launcher
LegalCopyright: Copyright © 2011
OriginalFilename: javaws.exe
ProductName: Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U24
ProductVersion: 6.0.240.7
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Trojan.Win32.Menti.qwsk also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Menti.4!c
McAfee	Artemis!0AC8EA13DF75
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.ins
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Menti.qwsk
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Menti.c2c0b4a9
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.95 (RDML:SRisAaBGoLMbrcw3N/ArqA)
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Infected.dt
Xcitium	Malware@#14vkmbo0uswdn
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.Win32.Menti.qwsk
Google	Detected
TACHYON	Trojan/W32.Menti.231200
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
Panda	Trj/Chgt.A
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Menti
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.1728101.susgen

How to remove Trojan.Win32.Menti.qwsk?

Trojan.Win32.Menti.qwsk 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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