Trojan:Win32/Asruex.A removal instruction

The Trojan:Win32/Asruex.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.

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What Trojan:Win32/Asruex.A virus can do?

Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Reads data out of its own binary image
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Trojan:Win32/Asruex.A?


File Info:
crc32: AECCB9AF
md5: ecdb641a4d0de5125115a1cdcbb47e66
name: ECDB641A4D0DE5125115A1CDCBB47E66.mlw
sha1: 1333ef3c795e70c2807c155659ef5d5fd4c67075
sha256: c9eb9b940df8df5f4c0f68475a2670d40a5fb27b6b7da985977300f3f37a33a4
sha512: 7f1ffa984b0954778868f0b47191aa239f4eadee493a4dfea13feb91e61db2e043e7522dfe7148fa7764606f1806a3b259828918ecc8925a5485f2303181a264
ssdeep: 24576:KkIT2GNzn++GpF7usg5l7figQ5DXByXwUXw9n:ZITZznMFqsg5Q7DXBZ
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 2015 Scooter Software, Inc.
FileVersion: 4.1.0
CompanyName: Scooter Software
LegalTrademarks: Beyond Compare xae is a registered trademark of Scooter Software, Inc.
Comments: Used to launch Beyond Compare from version control systems
ProductName: Beyond Compare
ProductVersion: 4.1
FileDescription: Beyond Compare launcher
OriginalFilename: BComp.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4

Trojan:Win32/Asruex.A also known as:

Bkav	W32.FamVT.TaidoorY.Trojan
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Graftor.356102
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Graftor.356102
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Agent.Win32.689590
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 001761171 )
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Graftor.356102
K7GW	Trojan ( 001761171 )
Cyren	W32/S-37d21855!Eldorado
Symantec	SMG.Heur!gen
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Agent.RGR
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Malware.Agentb-9808245-0
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Agentb.bsps
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Agent.ejpkdx
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Agent.869376.I
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#99% (RDMK:cmRtazpOqYppxA5P/bzw4BgKqk0z)
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Graftor.356102
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Troj/Mikey-B
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.Agent.RGRM@7jlyfw
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen4
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader21.55939
TrendMicro	PE_ASRUEX.A
McAfee-GW-Edition	GenericRXIQ-HA!ECDB641A4D0D
FireEye	Generic.mg.ecdb641a4d0de512
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Graftor.356102 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
GData	Gen:Variant.Graftor.356102
Jiangmin	Trojan.Agentb.biz
Avira	TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen4
Gridinsoft	Trojan.Win32.Agent.bot!s1
Arcabit	Trojan.Graftor.D56F06
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.Win32.Agentb.bsps
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Asruex.A
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Agentb.R196717
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	GenericRXIQ-HA!ECDB641A4D0D
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
VBA32	Trojan.Agentb
Malwarebytes	Backdoor.Asruex
TrendMicro-HouseCall	PE_ASRUEX.A
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b8acda
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!kLLWd0Qcw70
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Agent
eGambit	PE.Heur.InvalidSig
Fortinet	W32/Generic.AP.17284B2!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34574.4u1@aKMDc8gi
AVG	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
Cybereason	malicious.a4d0de
Avast	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM10.2.0CBD.Malware.Gen

How to remove Trojan:Win32/Asruex.A?

Trojan:Win32/Asruex.A 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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