How to remove “TrojanDropper:DOS/EICAR_Test_File”?

The TrojanDropper:DOS/EICAR_Test_File 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 TrojanDropper:DOS/EICAR_Test_File virus can do?

Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine TrojanDropper:DOS/EICAR_Test_File?


File Info:
name: FDB2C5D3C3685189C981.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/cc55edc8f235e8a1f400666db13189402ee994c00e725d08c1345e1302f823a9
crc32: 1C0592F6
md5: fdb2c5d3c3685189c981448552f25f65
sha1: 01d13239f1c55599af20fb902293b85c2feecda0
sha256: cc55edc8f235e8a1f400666db13189402ee994c00e725d08c1345e1302f823a9
sha512: ac2e4f7fc6ad0aeb64516551f602183066c5fcba35d068160318aee925bca8bc87104d19aa33c3422357368347df7aa22521370a2a77dbc61485bc0f722ea84b
ssdeep: 192:Id8IJjfUu6+WJ7J1jOMJxWghE67E5pz6fMY:IzJf5eJF1jzJzhE67/
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T173125D43FAC80993CB5C4FB82A335ABEC57EB2621B4563526BBB99548B35580E0031CF
sha3_384: af2f9b0e4d55759b91241d5fd6ecc5eb096c249a4c3c2b0f0ac9cdce3ac2d8d16c8d7ddda0c01af89b456f4d38400544
ep_bytes: e8c5030000e974feffff558bec6a00ff
timestamp: 2023-08-21 15:11:53

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

TrojanDropper:DOS/EICAR_Test_File also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.68856146
FireEye	Generic.mg.fdb2c5d3c3685189
McAfee	Artemis!FDB2C5D3C368
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware/Suspicious
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Eicar.Vkqe
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0046aa961 )
Alibaba	Test:Any/EICAR.b111262d
K7GW	Trojan ( 0046aa961 )
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	Eicar test file
APEX	Malicious
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.68856146
Avast	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
VIPRE	Trojan.GenericKD.68856146
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.68856146 (B)
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.68856146
Microsoft	TrojanDropper:DOS/EICAR_Test_File
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Dropper/Win.EICAR_Test_File.C5474847
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.DiskWriter
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.68856146
MAX	malware (ai score=89)
Cylance	unsafe
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0DHL23
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.100 (RDML:peBKpIl0LxbK5ZeLmLhE8w)
Ikarus	EICAR-Test-File
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/EICAR_Test_File
AVG	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (D)

How to remove TrojanDropper:DOS/EICAR_Test_File?

TrojanDropper:DOS/EICAR_Test_File 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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