Should I remove “Win32/Alyak.F”?

The Win32/Alyak.F 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 Win32/Alyak.F virus can do?

• Sample contains Overlay data
• HTTPS urls from behavior.
• Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is likely packed with VMProtect
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Creates a copy of itself
• Deletes executed files from disk
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine Win32/Alyak.F?

File Info:
name: 478A2E3A51AC8744D577.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/9e2bce7cecd33eec2674f27a83d096c5b3fd6ca22a027414c843407588c895db
crc32: 5DEEDA2E
md5: 478a2e3a51ac8744d57785555af394ac
sha1: 48a75bb887a4a8c069a25beea5e5fa679c8cd531
sha256: 9e2bce7cecd33eec2674f27a83d096c5b3fd6ca22a027414c843407588c895db
sha512: 901e7f6ef3b01dcd7ac78a5cbe1cff971d6d8a320884433571cf981fe55f8ce8eed4714f8e8d30ce1afa8af832a914a44729389d23d332fedb00c2499fefb47e
ssdeep: 3072:I/TySUyed7ZZetIhprj22IqywjkJdusvQg29OcImz:cQZZVjrIqyw8dViz
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1A0249D1A7A938177D402097097E65ACEBFBD2D3372A24B1FCF80540934B199D6E396F2
sha3_384: b88191e56a423d3874dc32bd1ab10c4670b7d8ddaaef022025aa1139ad59e159aba137bfa1825a3162292d0dec2b3aae
ep_bytes: e9d97d01003727660fb3f88b4500e8bc
timestamp: 2013-07-26 14:12:51

Version Info:
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: Internet Explorer Snap-in Extension to Group Policy
FileVersion: 6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)
InternalName: IEAKSIE.DLL
LegalCopyright: (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename: IEAKSIE.DLL
ProductName: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
ProductVersion: 6.00.2900.5512
Translation: 0x0804 0x04b0

Win32/Alyak.F also known as:

How to remove Win32/Alyak.F?

• 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.