Should I remove “Trojan.Win32.Witch.gal”?

The Trojan.Win32.Witch.gal 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.Witch.gal virus can do?

• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Executed a command line with /C or /R argument to terminate command shell on completion which can be used to hide execution
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Creates RWX memory
• Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• A process created a hidden window
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Executed a very long command line or script command which may be indicative of chained commands or obfuscation
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• A scripting utility was executed
• A ping command was executed with the -n argument possibly to delay analysis
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Detects VirtualBox using WNetGetProviderName trick
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Checks the version of Bios, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Appears to use command line obfuscation
• A script or command line contains a long continuous string indicative of obfuscation
• Attempts to disable Windows Defender
• Attempts to execute suspicious powershell command arguments
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

How to determine Trojan.Win32.Witch.gal?

File Info:
name: 25BCDABEA1AE4D259623.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/24c58636e782485cc86238fd76b3c0a41d325e7a6e61f06639e5494f9cea5e2c
crc32: 94C4DFCD
md5: 25bcdabea1ae4d2596238ff643adc1c1
sha1: 7037f5a2e2c08460927304768fcc5d3e021396cc
sha256: 24c58636e782485cc86238fd76b3c0a41d325e7a6e61f06639e5494f9cea5e2c
sha512: 8280a38ebb3de6009cf99d17a439041b03a4b44526bceb55c98a0677a6726c7c8cc2197f01048baf8c5fc34be7df3ab845bd147058cdec2bd9df86b95e3ed007
ssdeep: 196608:91OdVNyKRKpwhacok1S70jb3h7hTM9pXPs:3O5yrc08pBGs
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1326633C2B9D848B9EB1658318E1826E3727EF7985BB48233A344475C6C3DBF7C179852
sha3_384: e42845bf23f9bbe03c67f4a5b24b5f6edda3c8dd74435fcc2d40566bdcbf82275d61b7034b8c519af112e9927cc62997
ep_bytes: 558bec6aff68e0b94100682c4a410064
timestamp: 2010-11-18 16:27:35

Version Info:
CompanyName: Igor Pavlov
FileDescription: 7z Setup SFX
FileVersion: 9.20
InternalName: 7zS.sfx
LegalCopyright: Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov
OriginalFilename: 7zS.sfx.exe
ProductName: 7-Zip
ProductVersion: 9.20
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Trojan.Win32.Witch.gal also known as:

How to remove Trojan.Win32.Witch.gal?

• 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.