How to remove “Trojan:Win32/Ekstak!pz”?

The Trojan:Win32/Ekstak!pz 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/Ekstak!pz virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities to create a scheduled task
• Created a service that was not started
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine Trojan:Win32/Ekstak!pz?

File Info:
name: 94EE68D7BAF25CA15957.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/8988be14eb9118fe8245361a06dd7476d4bc80937ad6cdd3e1bec4935cbd2391
crc32: 57BF2BEC
md5: 94ee68d7baf25ca159577ea9972c731e
sha1: 546c1968b0cce67117949e0de40b232f9d6072f7
sha256: 8988be14eb9118fe8245361a06dd7476d4bc80937ad6cdd3e1bec4935cbd2391
sha512: 4c811bdf88555cb1e75d596d08713a5862ac4dbbc23079245c2abb90a549a244595b7a4ef5fe44f714042095320fae1e8cf6aa952b7631b0af0ed69929ed00ad
ssdeep: 196608:ju6svclYQUH6TObwEkVa455vm9nOkp5sXxr50sT7h1FR1d:SZi06TOb4AUmpEd0Wh1v
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1D696335D0BA18E76D168C4B5382ED1A6906F3DC0C9183608F8E076CD2FF66662FD6763
sha3_384: c9f2babf9aa83af9665cec02543b99673f7d5305f9f02353e3f571e58cb391845b27829b205a026cc99056104d1fb606
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4c453565733c08945f08945
timestamp: 2023-12-01 19:37:41

Version Info:
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CompanyName:                                                             
FileDescription: XRECODE 3 Setup                                             
FileVersion:                     
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ProductName: XRECODE 3                                                   
ProductVersion:                     
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Trojan:Win32/Ekstak!pz also known as:

How to remove Trojan:Win32/Ekstak!pz?

• 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.