Trojan:Win32/Qakbot!pz removal instruction

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

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Trojan:Win32/Qakbot!pz?


File Info:
name: 770453C5D3ED689A451D.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/f2f80e624a3bcaec31ecb73a8d75715189b7baa73176fa773a986ff80c19976d
crc32: 8FE78E9F
md5: 770453c5d3ed689a451d55e947764742
sha1: 1971af01230229e08c15ff0810dcefa3e9a29ff4
sha256: f2f80e624a3bcaec31ecb73a8d75715189b7baa73176fa773a986ff80c19976d
sha512: 1f8d5b9907e35801536316b5297df25c1e314f873b3115b62a22a57fdff850dcb035c685ddc6a06ef8c0071cbdf4a0310db624eeb0acbb1131c03aed28ee8f1f
ssdeep: 6144:Ve+9dH7mdgjTTi96d7B9+stcTNWY76POE9F/nvaGYuidCHhhF0K:VeMdhjCYOTNWY76z/vaGL
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T15184BEC0CE9648B0DD8E68BD41FEE927053A1E2D0316C6E389943E05FDB27D766B528D
sha3_384: 816bfd8b7beab61396e4ad38e027383326d7daeed0d6bd692c6f34dc1b764cc60dabdb99a0ae25c111f526029a34fc73
ep_bytes: 4d5a90000300000004000000ffff0000
timestamp: 2014-05-22 09:24:40

Version Info:
ProductName: WebP library
FileDescription: ImageMagick Studio library and utility programs
OriginalFilename: webp
InternalName: ImageMagick Studio
FileVersion: 0.4.0 (30 December 2013)
ProductVersion: 0.4.0 (30 December 2013)
CompanyName: Google Inc.
LegalCopyright: Copyright (c) 2010, Google Inc. All rights reserved.
Comments: https://code.google.com/p/webp
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Trojan:Win32/Qakbot!pz also known as:

Bkav	W32.Common.3A51201E
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Qbot.11!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Tedy.311034
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Tedy.311034
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.PinkSbot.fc
ALYac	Trojan.Agent.QakBot
Cylance	unsafe
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 00584baa1 )
Alibaba	TrojanBanker:Win32/Kryptik.849acf45
K7GW	Riskware ( 00584baa1 )
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Arcabit	Trojan.Tedy.D4BEFA
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Kryptik.HSXP
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	Trojan-Banker.Win32.Qbot.ahgo
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Tedy.311034
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Qbot.jvcxyr
Avast	Win32:Trojan-gen
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.1188acd4
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Tedy.311034 (B)
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1364478
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Tedy.311034
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0DGQ23
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Ikarus	Backdoor.QBot
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Qakbot
Google	Detected
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1364478
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Banker]/Win32.Qbot
Xcitium	Malware@#13ynms2n0muqj
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Qakbot!pz
ZoneAlarm	Trojan-Banker.Win32.Qbot.ahgo
GData	Gen:Variant.Tedy.311034
Varist	W32/Qbot.ON.gen!Eldorado
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win.Generic.C5392278
McAfee	RDN/seheq
Panda	Trj/Chgt.AD
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0DGQ23
Rising	Backdoor.Qakbot!1.E3C8 (CLASSIC)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.203060479.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Qbot.DM!tr
AVG	Win32:Trojan-gen
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Trojan:Win32/Qakbot!pz?

Trojan:Win32/Qakbot!pz 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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