Should I remove “VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.EY”?

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

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.EY?


File Info:
name: 03C4B5EFEC8FA34D7334.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/cbcd1fb2a32c55b009e6a1d5d9a775a2706560a8b97aa074bd83e6d98d86bb7f
crc32: A7AE3C74
md5: 03c4b5efec8fa34d7334dd2e7c14835e
sha1: db2481c27bcd0fa1410be2bff878d533f21b7113
sha256: cbcd1fb2a32c55b009e6a1d5d9a775a2706560a8b97aa074bd83e6d98d86bb7f
sha512: a1cec73b2ac3a2d6db0d4b5e4001e3ab70b0cf87e21f6a8d103ba47d17ccbb0b9f1ba84232ceb0fa718dd0d85dc62d67587aab0631f89d27b56a9c35347fdcc2
ssdeep: 768:XioNQpMGZXlFPVrqX9zm3yr53nm5GMuMQC3aT3:+fRK9zm30dnvfM1az
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1CB43E15B00821FB0C4FEB97C5913CE6D39D9965358D22BE18238F2ADDCBD3395635A88
sha3_384: f44e237aba1dfcd912723b2b862b24882b919187862d3bc60b42f64e15622517811b4dc277d4ac46827f085f88c470ea
ep_bytes: 09b6c05cb6e14b432eeeeb1b0e4a898a
timestamp: 2007-10-12 16:52:12

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.EY also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Bifrose.l3b9
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Inject.7885
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Trojan.Heur.GM.00044020E0
FireEye	Generic.mg.03c4b5efec8fa34d
McAfee	Artemis!03C4B5EFEC8F
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Bifrose.Win32.13087
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.17d73c85
Cybereason	malicious.fec8fa
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.7A4F01AD1D
Cyren	W32/Agent.CO.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
tehtris	Generic.Malware
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Bifrose.NFV
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Bifrose-718
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Trojan.Heur.GM.00044020E0
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Bifrose.jddd
Avast	Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Kcnw
Ad-Aware	Gen:Trojan.Heur.GM.00044020E0
Emsisoft	Gen:Trojan.Heur.GM.00044020E0 (B)
Comodo	Backdoor.Win32.Bifrose.~AACI@3p2n0
VIPRE	Gen:Trojan.Heur.GM.00044020E0
TrendMicro	BKDR_BIFROSE.FG
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.PWSZbot.qm
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Troj/Bifrose-XG
Ikarus	Backdoor.Win32.Bifrose
GData	Gen:Trojan.Heur.GM.00044020E0
Jiangmin	Backdoor/Bifrose.irj
Webroot	Vir.Tool.Gen
Google	Detected
Avira	BDS/Bifrose.aleo
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwFH.64
Kingsoft	Win32.Infected.AutoInfector.a.(kcloud)
Arcabit	Trojan.Heur.GM.00044020E0
Microsoft	VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.EY
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Acronis	suspicious
VBA32	Trojan.Inject
ALYac	Gen:Trojan.Heur.GM.00044020E0
Malwarebytes	Generic.Trojan.Malicious.DDS
TrendMicro-HouseCall	BKDR_BIFROSE.FG
Rising	Backdoor.Win32.Bifrose.fdk (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!NbzAU8FtGWA
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.315157.susgen
Fortinet	PossibleThreat
AVG	Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
Panda	Generic Malware

How to remove VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.EY?

VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.EY 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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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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