What is "Win32/HostsEditor.A potentially unsafe"?

The Win32/HostsEditor.A 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/HostsEditor.A potentially unsafe virus can do?

Expresses interest in specific running processes
Reads data out of its own binary image
Drops a binary and executes it
Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

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How to determine Win32/HostsEditor.A potentially unsafe?


File Info:
crc32: 41C7A282
md5: 27d417a5a364b4548c9fc411f5844013
name: 27D417A5A364B4548C9FC411F5844013.mlw
sha1: 62e0cf06f15bd8f000d818e80d6f160ef214520e
sha256: ebca462de17fa0be91e57568a457cc9ff114b9e4efb006ac2c25e3922e0ed87c
sha512: 42af906431151734264b8a365210a4a47e6846b0bbebaecc76977b5d8361867ba9d715d2263bb70495334cea00f869789e66447a7b25b6b0fefff99b57b7d0d6
ssdeep: 12288:8ed+RQ21hGU0iCmV/cphHQhH2ZW5v5SVJgs+W60UumWT7G+AQQF1gVnFrRhdy/yD:B+RbXB0JQcLKWAv6ldvAQQF1mHhg/lD4
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/HostsEditor.A potentially unsafe also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
K7AntiVirus	Unwanted-Program ( 00532c101 )
ClamAV	Win.Malware.Uztuby-6815912-0
Cylance	Unsafe
K7GW	Unwanted-Program ( 00532c101 )
Cyren	W32/S-5f21cf29!Eldorado
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/HostsEditor.A potentially unsafe
APEX	Malicious
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
Comodo	Malware@#vjr2lsob17t4
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34058.3yZ@aioTRydO
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.cc
FireEye	Generic.mg.27d417a5a364b454
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASSuf.3A5D4
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	Riskware/HostsEditor
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Win32/HostsEditor.A potentially unsafe?

Win32/HostsEditor.A 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.

What is “Win32/HostsEditor.A potentially unsafe”?