What is “W32/Moiva-C”?

The W32/Moiva-C 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 W32/Moiva-C virus can do?

The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine W32/Moiva-C?


File Info:
name: A2F24B64E48C934A5D46.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/04fc59063e964f2d160bfdea16044d67a84c5c9fbadc623447d712ffb726a1d3
crc32: CE3A5262
md5: a2f24b64e48c934a5d469e6afc8cfc9b
sha1: 8b79e5926a437971865e68ee83d5de39522388b2
sha256: 04fc59063e964f2d160bfdea16044d67a84c5c9fbadc623447d712ffb726a1d3
sha512: 120310e46ebd928f5c82a325232dd45fe9c0e8672de69c7c2b44c17f9c351908f37f0af9d6f96a8833eb2886436d8f2cc1839938ae1341c8f6ec8ae02eee0a14
ssdeep: 12288:I/OVMFCqIoLjjDZcTf+Reg00VPv5YEZx:IWVMFHDZcTfcep0VPvpx
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1CD752313B2D8B451F9D345F00AEF8240A51AEC328B185AC363C17ADF96B9BD6453D72B
sha3_384: c08ad3b3fa9b5547033b996fe578fcc3ff3526c365e242bdca8a0fd01b353ca0dec4aef375af523720484288c3b2a309
ep_bytes: e84b610900e905000000cccccccccc6a
timestamp: 2015-10-30 02:35:10

Version Info:
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: Windows® installer
FileVersion: 5.0.10586.0 (th2_release.151029-1700)
InternalName: msiexec
LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename: msiexec.exe
ProductName: Windows Installer - Unicode
ProductVersion: 5.0.10586.0
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

W32/Moiva-C also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectNet.01
Lionic	Virus.Win32.Moiva.n!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
FireEye	Generic.mg.a2f24b64e48c934a
CAT-QuickHeal	W32.Expiro.H5
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba	Virus:Win32/Moiva.5e7b6357
K7GW	Virus ( 0059041f1 )
K7AntiVirus	Virus ( 0059041f1 )
Cyren	W32/Expiro.AU.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	W32.Xpiro.J!dam
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Expiro.NDX
APEX	Malicious
Paloalto	generic.ml
Kaspersky	Virus.Win32.Moiva.a
BitDefender	Win32.Expiro.Gen.7
NANO-Antivirus	Virus.Win32.Virut-Gen.bwpxnc
MicroWorld-eScan	Win32.Expiro.Gen.7
Avast	Win32:FileInfector-C [Heur]
Tencent	Virus.Win32.VirMoiva.a
TACHYON	Virus/W32.Movia
Emsisoft	Win32.Expiro.Gen.7 (B)
F-Secure	Malware.W32/Infector.Gen
DrWeb	Win32.Expiro.158
VIPRE	Win32.Expiro.Gen.7
TrendMicro	Virus.Win32.EXPIRO.JMA
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tz
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
Sophos	W32/Moiva-C
Ikarus	Virus.Win64.Expiro
GData	Win32.Expiro.Gen.7
Avira	W32/Infector.Gen
Arcabit	Win32.Expiro.Gen.7
ZoneAlarm	Virus.Win32.Moiva.a
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Google	Detected
ALYac	Win32.Expiro.Gen.7
MAX	malware (ai score=88)
VBA32	BScope.TrojanDownloader.Zenlod
Malwarebytes	Malware.Heuristic.1001
Panda	W32/Moyv.A
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.95 (RDMK:cmRtazosIicpHSkfeyEClgJcibtp)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Expiro.NDP!tr
AVG	Win32:FileInfector-C [Heur]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove W32/Moiva-C?

W32/Moiva-C 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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