What is “Win32/Injector.ELGG”?

The Win32/Injector.ELGG 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/Injector.ELGG virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Injection (inter-process)
• Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Creates RWX memory
• Expresses interest in specific running processes
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
• Creates a copy of itself
• Attempts to interact with an Alternate Data Stream (ADS)
• Anomalous binary characteristics

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How to determine Win32/Injector.ELGG?

File Info:
crc32: 4D89627Amd5: 8dacccc71d7e301368047e02e5c0d8adname: mic.exesha1: a0a1bcdc7de3981dc9a551d37a1d7edf9df2a027sha256: afb4393cb23ab356cdac8d5cd85ec37a371af478fa03ce653d70f3ad371b8603sha512: 9c9f0f8ff453028184f7483a91d03e27183602d0a3a503112b5b89a82c846a2226e01a684292c574d8b8a413bbc1b163ca182431b40b1b8db24e0f620da4cce3ssdeep: 12288:W9cW1pusQR7tkglIYH0EhBWqnH5fN+WCrzrYuCRR:WlZOtkkB08D58WCgRRtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Injector.ELGG also known as:

How to remove Win32/Injector.ELGG?

• 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.