Trojan.Win32.Witch.ghs malicious file

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

How to determine Trojan.Win32.Witch.ghs?


File Info:
crc32: 655323DE
md5: 6ab1ec63e2fffc004458913a3cc719ff
name: 6AB1EC63E2FFFC004458913A3CC719FF.mlw
sha1: e572879e1a1874871e2d0b6791ab91bfd3b4d315
sha256: 8d2e7eee5fce832b9bf39b2235c0a8567060aefd46b3660af5582990b0b83c10
sha512: a7d88817b22e3857397977356ae1f03ab987c39e7a38bb6fc4f045910b1631f0785711a73de30d633f9c1a8ffb34b750be87d12a1590dc4957e5308e816a3fb1
ssdeep: 98304:91OwH+OCY9PtOJ7KDS9Pr7u6wDzquBMxmayPFWYZlHQKD6b/DLrdLmysRs7i:91OwejC6vuBfbCmddWYvQy6brRhi
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

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

Trojan.Win32.Witch.ghs also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 00581def1 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.MulDrop18.46369
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175
Cylance	Unsafe
K7GW	Adware ( 00581def1 )
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Adware.Neoreklami.LI
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Witch.ghs
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34236.@JW@ae0yKxi
McAfee-GW-Edition	GenericRXQG-KA!2198953FD517
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious SFX
Jiangmin	Trojan.Multi.equ
Avira	ADWARE/Neoreklami.rfuqv
Arcabit	Trojan.Jaik.DBC2F
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.Win32.Witch.ghs
GData	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win.Generic.C4750105
McAfee	Artemis!6AB1EC63E2FF
MAX	malware (ai score=86)
VBA32	Trojan.Wacatac
Malwarebytes	Adware.Neoreklami
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.88 (RDMK:Tpw/GvSfvteRFFwa0WrjuA)
Ikarus	PUA.Neoreklami
Fortinet	Adware/Neoreklami
AVG	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

How to remove Trojan.Win32.Witch.ghs?

Trojan.Win32.Witch.ghs 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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