Should I remove “Trojan:BAT/Qhost.AF”?

The Trojan:BAT/Qhost.AF 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.

What Trojan:BAT/Qhost.AF virus can do?

• Sample contains Overlay data
• Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• A scripting utility was executed
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Uses Windows utilities to create a scheduled task
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• The sample wrote data to the system hosts file.

How to determine Trojan:BAT/Qhost.AF?

File Info:
name: 18FAACBE9616CF1EEC5A.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/71668005d9bacfa0b8fa406482db9aa2e72aab1a311de7c3ea290065e698f7b2crc32: F54F14B7md5: 18faacbe9616cf1eec5a0292010c5bd1sha1: 15e355106dda20983f1594e762c913fcce5d3ea0sha256: 71668005d9bacfa0b8fa406482db9aa2e72aab1a311de7c3ea290065e698f7b2sha512: dd542cec7cad88cfea0603f3bd3b9f1fa1ed996e5e2953f1e8f53d84017749da99091856d8d18a62fccacaa9ab63b5f882e6082aaa7404939d1ca2a05d49def7ssdeep: 3072:ABAp5XhKpN4eOyVTGfhEClj8jTk+0htTOE7:3bXE9OiTGfhEClq9QO8type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T116C36B21B5C18973C1010B7C5D0BD665D83A7B202E7C61C777DE4F9C9EF62862A2D2BAsha3_384: 750bd56423cfc7758730e852b4560ad96b65f54d99ca74753d195ba571329ab543f0a12faa626d43b320eec41fa44890ep_bytes: 558bec83c4f0b89c7c4100e86cabfefftimestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17
Version Info:
Comments: CompanyName: Spinkey                                                     FileDescription: Hankey 1.16 Installation                                    FileVersion: 1.16                LegalCopyright: Spinkey                                                                                             Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4

Trojan:BAT/Qhost.AF also known as:

How to remove Trojan:BAT/Qhost.AF?

• 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.