Should I remove “Trojan:Win32/Ekstak.GPK!MTB”?

The Trojan:Win32/Ekstak.GPK!MTB 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:Win32/Ekstak.GPK!MTB virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Created a service that was not started
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine Trojan:Win32/Ekstak.GPK!MTB?

File Info:
name: 7A75CB73DDE43AE6B8EF.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/71e03b4d8f76b879e3da4e8faf11f223515c68b42a792e414a029153dcb87cffcrc32: A971C464md5: 7a75cb73dde43ae6b8ef8b80487a4d68sha1: 0b30968548f8dfb439c154f46466861cd53ef287sha256: 71e03b4d8f76b879e3da4e8faf11f223515c68b42a792e414a029153dcb87cffsha512: 5c958e8041dce959e3b8279ce2ea289fa1c6e70f1eb80ba61ce975ce422a649208500489db343aa865a716ca9f0050ec5f44d2ae592304568785aea42591d01bssdeep: 49152:329L4Qrt74xkoZC4iCbqvpymjfj8DHQUwOu0TgKNB:mht74x/ZC/CevrjgQJ0TJBtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T196B5334173F724FAD27894B54B29D16E4AB32483253C5028E1DCC93BAA5F4C6AFC97B1sha3_384: d0f5e1fa82ae338a2cf3c2c63dcbcc8200e187a58a5032f2b62f02972ecb874f1860ec6d98def2ea76be71ea8477e5d4ep_bytes: 558bec83c4c453565733c08945f08945timestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17
Version Info:
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.CompanyName:                                                             FileDescription: JSON Beautifier Plugin Setup                                FileVersion:                     LegalCopyright:                                                                                                     ProductName: JSON Beautifier Plugin                                      ProductVersion:                     Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Trojan:Win32/Ekstak.GPK!MTB also known as:

How to remove Trojan:Win32/Ekstak.GPK!MTB?

• 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.