Should I remove “TrojanSpy:Win32/Westnet.A”?

The TrojanSpy:Win32/Westnet.A 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 TrojanSpy:Win32/Westnet.A virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Attempted to write directly to a physical drive
• Harvests cookies for information gathering
• Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine TrojanSpy:Win32/Westnet.A?

File Info:
name: 8EA0BE6EB3C82E48F143.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/96d31a17bd6ceb20306666b0005048ce361f86c84416556811252fbc406373f0crc32: A892FBA9md5: 8ea0be6eb3c82e48f143de0f17478b4bsha1: 0a07196bd84bfb0f004f2c0bc6acd5d7316b4281sha256: 96d31a17bd6ceb20306666b0005048ce361f86c84416556811252fbc406373f0sha512: a277197ebab68c57cb018441f682f0fc96cab7ec67ccd7124272f354cbbc9b1292c1c770c053f4459fa7286b65fa6284f4a1d14bd6b770171e423d84b1810d70ssdeep: 6144:vltO6mrj+BFoqjHH6oHI4Cdor2QmklJ0Z/EgT:vjO6myFnHZ2/k0ZcgTtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T131442331BA73B65AF0F81E3C194E40A795B28ED712064B6EA1931C1A4F6F17B66020F7sha3_384: fadee87f2ad2188b827874ba5f5a07cd9f89250fb9ea55cef33ed9261ecfc7062bb221e4266114d6db45cb050517ffd1ep_bytes: 8bc090908bc060eb045d4555c3e80100timestamp: 2009-10-31 06:00:09
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

TrojanSpy:Win32/Westnet.A also known as:

How to remove TrojanSpy:Win32/Westnet.A?

• 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.