Win32/Freegate.E potentially unsafe removal guide

The Win32/Freegate.E potentially unsafe 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/Freegate.E potentially unsafe virus can do?

Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Freegate.E potentially unsafe?


File Info:
crc32: 3F63B5C1
md5: 73b5a531386f237270552aa54e1d9f38
name: 73B5A531386F237270552AA54E1D9F38.mlw
sha1: 7552bba29e6af43d8fbb1d0cc230925b14f4b686
sha256: 5e152ae9284b9820c96a71915dcb63cb501c3f1fbe06c0c5274e17a2f3b1a298
sha512: f2b14ccf916a98d45b5f5a3ff69bfa6a6a03e40cb0785cecb67de5be0fc94600d1569ed0f1722faab2f5143d4c37f5be4e3c34f4328b0337ee67d58671b5d124
ssdeep: 3072:BOjbPYLGmsd6rxzSGOzRI5/EsRGj48xr+F/t+M:8jbYLGRrGOFq3fyJ
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, PECompact2 compressed

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2003-2008
InternalName: Freegate
FileVersion: 0, 0, 0, 0
CompanyName: 
PrivateBuild: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: Freegate Application
SpecialBuild: 
ProductVersion: 0, 0, 0, 0
FileDescription: Freegate Application
OriginalFilename: freegate.EXE
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Win32/Freegate.E potentially unsafe also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
DrWeb	Trojan.Proxy.3768
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Sangfor	Backdoor.Win32.Clack.buxin
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason	malicious.29e6af
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Freegate.E potentially unsafe
APEX	Malicious
Avast	FileRepMetagen [Malware]
Kaspersky	Backdoor.Win32.Clack.s
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Clack.crtkwa
Tencent	Win32.Backdoor.Clack.Ahyj
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.Proxy.~DE@gpjq
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Agent.141312.J
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34236.ii0fa44kp!f
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	Proxy-Agent.bk
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Jiangmin	TrojanProxy.Agent.awb
Webroot	W32.Malware.Gen
Avira	TR/Agent.141312.J
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
ZoneAlarm	Backdoor.Win32.Clack.s
McAfee	Proxy-Agent.bk
VBA32	Trojan.Proxy
Malwarebytes	Malware.Heuristic.1001
Yandex	Backdoor.Clack!z7Lxqe7YER0
Ikarus	Virus.Win32.Agent
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
AVG	FileRepMetagen [Malware]

How to remove Win32/Freegate.E potentially unsafe?

Win32/Freegate.E potentially unsafe 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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