Should I remove “Virus:Win32/Sality!AT”?

The Virus:Win32/Sality!AT 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 Virus:Win32/Sality!AT virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Creates RWX memory
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• A process created a hidden window
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Performs some HTTP requests
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Creates a copy of itself
• Generates some ICMP traffic
• Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Virus:Win32/Sality!AT?

File Info:
crc32: 5C678A9F
md5: ec413a6485afae26ae1596c0da59648f
name: silverlight5.exe
sha1: 345e007405ed5435a5c0177091a99b1e13f66cd5
sha256: d9b8fa313c5e3eb0aca216a18550fa70ca3b5af451b3d445bc8348c977fbdadd
sha512: dec014721e8899ce436abb04c639e87ca1d45677dc5fd03ee630d3fad02fe0974c4e8068ebf2db01bfb5e818995afa71f172de2c4e650a2e30b577a7c25cbc77
ssdeep: 196608:B/q3LHDo8nIePqDLuUTlEThIhV1swKuVZ1:B/GbU8nITLuUPudQ1
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: xa9 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
InternalName: SFXCAB.EXE
FileVersion: 5.1.10411.0
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
ProductName: Microsoftxae Windowsxae Operating System
ProductVersion: 5.5.0031.0
FileDescription: Self-Extracting Cabinet
OriginalFilename: SFXCAB.EXE
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Virus:Win32/Sality!AT also known as:

How to remove Virus:Win32/Sality!AT?

• 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.