Win32/Kikothac.A removal

The Win32/Kikothac.A 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/Kikothac.A virus can do?

Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Kikothac.A?


File Info:
name: 9F9A62CF9AF25A0EA956.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/388a10f33aebe7b6a2c74550e43627befea4a10bcfec986376bf4b635c30c5bc
crc32: 18E7AF3A
md5: 9f9a62cf9af25a0ea95669a93677009f
sha1: 5a8063f13d82c3a9c6593b510d9bd20369599324
sha256: 388a10f33aebe7b6a2c74550e43627befea4a10bcfec986376bf4b635c30c5bc
sha512: 337102b5e4cc79bb4c90cb732c93741efd6b1d27f05884ef722ba0982d7509fe23d5d681b4216267fa3c3d24b7847678b995ec91d25875c0db4a73a3c5658831
ssdeep: 3072:PWeSqlgJ6wq5TRZzFPk2I111KYTI1Uk18:P52DAHMzTy18
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T123E38C527440D171C85E0930C969C4F19A3B7C65ABE988C377E4362F6EF22D2B53A72B
sha3_384: d5872627152a58d32a8836abcbabcb8dbb6387194f530c37f0702cb3fa62aba5e922071a817c7fa9411311e494da7144
ep_bytes: 8bec609ce949ef0000ff8bff558bec51
timestamp: 2015-03-02 11:23:14

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Kikothac.A also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
tehtris	Generic.Malware
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Malwarebytes	Malware.Heuristic.1001
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Cybereason	malicious.13d82c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kikothac.A
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	VHO:Backdoor.Win32.Kikothac.gen
NANO-Antivirus	Virus.Win32.Gen.ccmw
Avast	Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.ch
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.9f9a62cf9af25a0e
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Kikothac
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Google	Detected
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	GenericRXDI-MN!9F9A62CF9AF2
VBA32	Backdoor.Agent
Cylance	Unsafe
Rising	Backdoor.Hupigon!8.B57 (TFE:3:9ZR3ES2hAvB)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!id/pDgvwjFE
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Fortinet	W32/GenKryptik.GCTV!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34796.jqW@aimMTedi
AVG	Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)

How to remove Win32/Kikothac.A?

Win32/Kikothac.A 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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