About “Win32/Etap” infection

The Win32/Etap 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/Etap virus can do?

Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Win32/Etap?


File Info:
name: F9D7D5F5A4E064175FF9.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/010bb31459e3609bdb103ffc08acda33232574635e8da1e02f550651ac246a63
crc32: F84473B0
md5: f9d7d5f5a4e064175ff9a8f529042e52
sha1: 1c7877a69c7826eb130a07b708af20738a991278
sha256: 010bb31459e3609bdb103ffc08acda33232574635e8da1e02f550651ac246a63
sha512: 48b3d9019c874e0c6bff9986beb344d50ed0a7b183ac5cbc07374628c382c05e33eda32abf6b6c3e4b8f5faf04dd84ef60ad8d2e91b75431b904cfc74056ba15
ssdeep: 3072:0y4SONWQxZ7wcEPLTyBBFLcxVT285w6Zrbe+Z:0MO3n4PLT0FgV7w6ZrK8
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T147E3C0A3E635BE73E8B365B058618B64FC361C8956CD5B122BC035E8E4F113D9C4ADE4
sha3_384: a5b1ebf3915b37c2cf55f2ed93c76855d2bee05066cd4866c975f9385c5d967e30b7868daf58310d39f55b543405f288
ep_bytes: 558bec6aff6830414000688826400064
timestamp: 1998-11-13 10:03:11

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4
Platform: Windows
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: SQL Client Configuration Utility
FileVersion: 1998.11.13
InternalName: CLICONFG
LegalCopyright: Copyright © Microsoft Corp. 1988-1998
LegalTrademarks: Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows(TM) is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation
OriginalFilename: CLICONFG.EXE
ProductName: Microsoft SQL Server
ProductVersion: 7.00.623
Comments: Windows

Win32/Etap also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
Lionic	Virus.Win32.Etap.lJl9
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Win32/Linux.Etap
MicroWorld-eScan	Win32.Etap.Gen
FireEye	Generic.mg.f9d7d5f5a4e06417
McAfee	W32/Etap.d
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Virus.Win32.Etap.ky
Alibaba	Virus:Win32/Generic.47654d33
BitDefenderTheta	AI:FileInfector.77A23A980E
Cyren	W32/Etap
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Etap
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	Virus.Win32.Etap
BitDefender	Win32.Etap.Gen
Avast	FileRepMetagen [Trj]
Tencent	Win32.Virus.Etap.Egod
Ad-Aware	Win32.Etap.Gen
Sophos	W32/Etap-A
Comodo	Malware@#91oswrzhmeq7
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PD122
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.cm
Emsisoft	Win32.Etap.Gen (B)
Ikarus	Virus.Win32.Etap
GData	Win32.Etap.Gen
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Vundo.Gen
Avira	TR/Patched.Ren.Gen
Kingsoft	Win32.Infected.AutoInfector.a.(kcloud)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Win32.Etap.Gen
MAX	malware (ai score=86)
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PD122
Rising	Trojan.Win32.Generic.14EDAE34 (C64:YzY0OmUMb8R39qfw)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
MaxSecure	Virus.W32.ETap
Fortinet	W32/Etap.B
AVG	FileRepMetagen [Trj]
Panda	W32/Etap

How to remove Win32/Etap?

Win32/Etap 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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