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.

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: 41C7A282md5: 27d417a5a364b4548c9fc411f5844013name: 27D417A5A364B4548C9FC411F5844013.mlwsha1: 62e0cf06f15bd8f000d818e80d6f160ef214520esha256: ebca462de17fa0be91e57568a457cc9ff114b9e4efb006ac2c25e3922e0ed87csha512: 42af906431151734264b8a365210a4a47e6846b0bbebaecc76977b5d8361867ba9d715d2263bb70495334cea00f869789e66447a7b25b6b0fefff99b57b7d0d6ssdeep: 12288:8ed+RQ21hGU0iCmV/cphHQhH2ZW5v5SVJgs+W60UumWT7G+AQQF1gVnFrRhdy/yD:B+RbXB0JQcLKWAv6ldvAQQF1mHhg/lD4type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

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How to remove Win32/HostsEditor.A potentially unsafe?

• 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.