About “Win32.Etap.Gen.1” infection

The Win32.Etap.Gen.1 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.

What Win32.Etap.Gen.1 virus can do?

• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Executed a sysinternals tool
• PSExec was executed

How to determine Win32.Etap.Gen.1?

File Info:
name: F083A7926148D19482D4.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/01fc50a840097061d0b8eaa1f30c1625122b538535a8e16ef019a1071ddc00e2crc32: 4523E410md5: f083a7926148d19482d42524fdac767bsha1: 7e37c41d234178fdcaf61ac072bfbb8c693b5e5fsha256: 01fc50a840097061d0b8eaa1f30c1625122b538535a8e16ef019a1071ddc00e2sha512: 222ce53b457942024c62f3c73763539f4688eebb0e775d3b7967eb537315a8132ede43d49beb889fa32a577d8c4e85e55712ee9b4fd5f61b7d08ef3f29d168d3ssdeep: 6144:7uzb5VGg1c4WVm1WDXzuy116DGuQrCRowf5uFJ:7uz1Vz2h11C+CRowf5uFJtype: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1B464CF2135C3C0B2E01203B09A59D6C64B3FFD577ABDA09FFB9905461BE22D5533A39Asha3_384: 5a3e9fb1a9f0134b99406b0acf0fe65a98c21c9d52f3bb1e96e19adef536bd93fcca244683123a7a77cb3e4e3bfd2be1ep_bytes: e87c730000e941feffff565733f6bf00timestamp: 2007-12-31 14:27:32
Version Info:
CompanyName: Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.comFileDescription: Execute processes remotelyFileVersion: 1.94InternalName: PsExecLegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2001-2008 Mark RussinovichOriginalFilename: psexec.cProductName: Sysinternals PsExecProductVersion: 1.94Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Win32.Etap.Gen.1 also known as:

How to remove Win32.Etap.Gen.1?

• 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.