What is “Win32/Injector.ERCQ”?

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

The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Injector.ERCQ?


File Info:
name: 97157FBBDA46D1516272.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/f83a99fc8eef881a5788ab8c7a094a1917097344466e286658e9804477cea953
crc32: E55BE82F
md5: 97157fbbda46d15162722566cea65880
sha1: fea8485a6f8bbacc125119e7bdf8c9d7b6ab62cf
sha256: f83a99fc8eef881a5788ab8c7a094a1917097344466e286658e9804477cea953
sha512: d47bbbb62ecd0d0ef151846eb1a9020d688e28196d7add941b3545e43916f94094c9dc810d5c885c88fbcd45b7a678035d62e2fa661187ca91e1ed0d1e834f25
ssdeep: 12288:sqUZUmMNWWDZ5eo/K/lGRgOUqmq9kR6lhKXRIfMyTnk+1:9bmMNWWV5eo/K/cRgOnmq9g6bE4R1
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1C384237A145DF346E05D57B36958EB4B4A2D3A0A2CE2C962DFC83AFB953D43036A404F
sha3_384: 23e3c3f3d2b9e21c744ba9a5b9a7edc0754edfdaa03f4b9205c0fea5b2734dc852d91066a94713aa6b23e9af22e77e9b
ep_bytes: 6801704200e801000000c3c31be0624a
timestamp: 2022-02-12 15:29:10

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Injector.ERCQ also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Malicious.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
FireEye	Generic.mg.97157fbbda46d151
Cylance	Unsafe
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Injector.ERCQ
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:InjectorX-gen [Trj]
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
Gridinsoft	Ransom.Win32.Sabsik.sa
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Generic.R473265
Rising	Trojan.Injector!8.C4 (CLOUD)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
eGambit	Generic.Malware
Fortinet	W32/ERCQ!tr
AVG	Win32:InjectorX-gen [Trj]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (W)

How to remove Win32/Injector.ERCQ?

Win32/Injector.ERCQ 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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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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