What is “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
• 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
• Uses Windows utilities to create a scheduled task
• CAPE detected the embedded win api malware family
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine Trojan:Win32/Ekstak!pz?

File Info:
name: 1D8E1439C5FFDEC7FF9B.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/043e07b07e1559a490107170784dbf7498dfa6329e163c3719b6c6184879b11a
crc32: B3C1A45F
md5: 1d8e1439c5ffdec7ff9b6d50ba00ea71
sha1: 3fb21175cb03b41eae4ce8ac5b02d768ee943153
sha256: 043e07b07e1559a490107170784dbf7498dfa6329e163c3719b6c6184879b11a
sha512: fa4089a8ecce8b380c42f9227d97c6c58ffaff5038c91f7bf92ea1391ed84807b610b463dcc302819986e2f08c836e8c7c98598b2b49476d9e7391e4e5da3383
ssdeep: 98304:ddL9xWLs1Esvx3VRy2XOwnqoQyVHXoblgL74+7e:HzwM5S2X9qM3oqLU+7e
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1DE1623A1A24818E1C0CB36714831D56BD311EDEFAAE4DC95A5E8E7BA1F721CC5B0DB0D
sha3_384: 73e8f72420657052bddb0f39b39e6d9be81b917ecc7d1960a5bb8ee921d4b34c569af62341b5c86dd656a33272c80497
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4cc53565733c08945f08945
timestamp: 2023-11-22 21:19:54

Version Info:
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup: http://www.innosetup.com
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Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4

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.