What is “Trojan:Win32/cerber”?

The Trojan:Win32/cerber 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/cerber virus can do?

• Sample contains Overlay data
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Trojan:Win32/cerber?

File Info:
name: A8601E42B4990D0E4E8F.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/8ab1b4db76892c32f2d342518accb65f554db980904c8bdaf31928f2fa4fa0dd
crc32: 3C70F013
md5: a8601e42b4990d0e4e8f1628d13fb871
sha1: 5c388ff3509065b4705d9586ea82e5420ad1b480
sha256: 8ab1b4db76892c32f2d342518accb65f554db980904c8bdaf31928f2fa4fa0dd
sha512: 560f17fb7a35d80488e680a7abe6b44f37767c6fb87ce5de9214b4ea21b42c7648a0b0d1a3d31f5ec5c90dde2d4e999985b0dae6af12d6492503dbebc5f343a3
ssdeep: 12288:PG5knZfFKezL8fkSuY+GfR/9n8bwRK1MYXyW2t5oKSPnKYW8fM:PG50ZfFKMLMRucR/986UnXyCKSPn/W8k
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1EDC4F1113DE184B5D5520031D9B46FA5E2FAFE260E21486333993E3E3F7F6868135AAD
sha3_384: 89750b6f3b85839d79bbdbc860532469d621ad71cfd12595398c78aaa174810597b54e3b06f50832a78b69d84f8a346f
ep_bytes: 558bec6aff68e8b9410068fc47410064
timestamp: 2011-04-18 18:54:06

Version Info:
FileVersion: 12.901.5.1061
ProductVersion: 12.901.5.1061
CompanyName: Lavasoft
FileDescription: Web Companion Installer
InternalName: Installer.exe
LegalCopyright: c Lavasoft Limited. All Rights Reserved.
OriginalFilename: Installer.exe
ProductName: Web Companion Installer
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Trojan:Win32/cerber also known as:

How to remove Trojan:Win32/cerber?

• 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.