Categories: Malware

About “VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.AEC” infection

The VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.AEC 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 VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.AEC virus can do?

  • Injection (inter-process)
  • Injection (Process Hollowing)
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
  • Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz
a.tomx.xyz

How to determine VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.AEC?


File Info:

crc32: 8708B7A4md5: 06edef0a2013c569e439f3384fe91660name: 06EDEF0A2013C569E439F3384FE91660.mlwsha1: b1895107e23c8bc4d522d02e09f639c9dae0f18esha256: e5d48bba36ba34cdf349b5b3a431ca3d03e07d32e5099c78aee93611a3a28e14sha512: 4af737055585e6e3c5d4680e9ccbe98d88d9c1b1c6a9c66b3e0f43de4400cef60beba4d32c89180b633521c6c00b461b92d531ae6bcb9b1bb3462e1e7024b67cssdeep: 3072:saLzoqdgBgo9W6VHWGaftllJJXhmTMrRGoUI4RwIPkiYmF/gVPHcZh7yTeUz4R/:BLzoqyB1TVLyt/JoBICw6oVmeCUz2ytype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.AEC also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware1
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Zusy.326061
FireEye Generic.mg.06edef0a2013c569
CAT-QuickHeal Trojanpws.Zbot.9891
ALYac Gen:Variant.Zusy.326061
Cylance Unsafe
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Encpk.ahq (v)
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Zusy.326061
K7GW Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason malicious.a2013c
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.34590.oGX@aCqzVOei
Cyren W32/A-c534d058!Eldorado
Symantec Trojan.Ransomlock!g32
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Injector.ZCL
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:Cryptor
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Zbot-60028
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Alibaba VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.cda2d8d9
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Zbot.bdsbhu
Rising Dropper.Generic!8.35E (CLOUD)
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Zusy.326061
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Zusy.326061 (B)
Comodo Malware@#2dyarurwxuysi
F-Secure Trojan.TR/Dropper.Gen8
DrWeb Trojan.PWS.Panda.2401
Zillya Trojan.Zbot.Win32.87451
TrendMicro TROJ_RANSOM.SMWX
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.ZBot.dc
Sophos ML/PE-A + Mal/EncPk-AHQ
Ikarus Trojan.ATRAPS
Jiangmin TrojanSpy.Zbot.cmal
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_67%
Avira TR/Dropper.Gen8
MAX malware (ai score=99)
Antiy-AVL Trojan[Spy]/Win32.Zbot
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Zbot.gk.(kcloud)
Microsoft VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.AEC
Arcabit Trojan.Zusy.D4F9AD
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Symmi
AhnLab-V3 Spyware/Win32.Zbot.R44338
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GData Gen:Variant.Zusy.326061
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
Acronis suspicious
McAfee PWS-Zbot.gen.arb
TACHYON Trojan-Spy/W32.ZBot.233984.Y
VBA32 BScope.TrojanRansom.Foreign
Malwarebytes Generic.Malware/Suspicious
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_RANSOM.SMWX
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10c7e7e4
Yandex Trojan.GenAsa!RWjEvjdnE4k
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
Fortinet W32/Asprox.B!tr
Webroot W32.Trojan.Ransomlock
AVG Win32:Cryptor
Paloalto generic.ml
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Qihoo-360 HEUR/Malware.QVM04.Gen

How to remove VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.AEC?

  • 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.
Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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