Trojan.Win32.Witch.gkf removal tips

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

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.Witch.gkf?


File Info:
crc32: 11E12C6C
md5: 566861220a8d7c1091292fa79ee71174
name: 566861220A8D7C1091292FA79EE71174.mlw
sha1: 4b490bdebeec003a9c632c8df861dd4c7b2598aa
sha256: f3fdf882491dce488f858943724cb973bdf0696b01eb7df1830380beae47f27f
sha512: f1a1e7c617c629d71261f4ef58806bb759b5225963d309ce776a9dd561600074604e117eac3dc7133310ce42f41d93e0f0a9130f6b0ea79f1e27e2057c8f8277
ssdeep: 196608:91Oka76hTpWYazQvFLxD2ZEOnU3kdidWD/ykUYcTulpL3g+C:3OkY6tUYoUVqdSWDyk5cEpL3tC
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.gkf also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 00581def1 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Witch.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Witch.gkf
Alibaba	AdWare:Win32/Neoreklami.e26ccdcd
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.gkf
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175
Sophos	Generic PUA EL (PUA)
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34266.@JW@a0D3kxb
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0WK421
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.vc
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious SFX
Avira	TR/ATRAPS.Gen4
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_97%
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.34C6C59
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Woreflint.A!cl
GData	Gen:Variant.Jaik.48175
McAfee	Artemis!566861220A8D
MAX	malware (ai score=83)
VBA32	Trojan.Sdum
Malwarebytes	Adware.Neoreklami
Panda	Trj/CI.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H07K421
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.86 (RDMK:6P5XG+xcBL1O/bpXKdpbOA)
Fortinet	Adware/Neoreklami
AVG	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Trojan.Win32.Witch.gkf?

Trojan.Win32.Witch.gkf 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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