Win32/Packed.Obsidium.AX removal tips

The Win32/Packed.Obsidium.AX 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/Packed.Obsidium.AX virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Reads data out of its own binary image
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Packed.Obsidium.AX?


File Info:
crc32: 87C4722B
md5: 46e2e60b2e9e8af9527765ec617d32bd
name: 46E2E60B2E9E8AF9527765EC617D32BD.mlw
sha1: 4728fa82a08a206b4b73a0d699614b336473b875
sha256: 0346629d9ba6c04d4b02bb502a3519be592cce47740ccbcc324a610b87ef9156
sha512: de07aabe8c0e36160d3ffbef20418a8099a2dad16e54125a69a11108bcf904fdb533cab6bd503a4febeea13e86564b37a8757ec4a59dd483a02a97a96c8d18d4
ssdeep: 6144:k7TJTra0Y3/aasyLTfzUgWVCRXiqmrHx:8T5gaxaDYgvSqm
type: MS-DOS executable, MZ for MS-DOS

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  2012
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: qCPPPXdzysUWHbMdfGIO.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: Demotivator
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: Demotivator
OriginalFilename: qCPPPXdzysUWHbMdfGIO.exe

Win32/Packed.Obsidium.AX also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 00528fc91 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.40756049
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Packed.Win32.136908
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Alibaba	Packed:Win32/Obsidium.abd3b153
K7GW	Trojan ( 00528fc91 )
Cybereason	malicious.b2e9e8
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Packed.Obsidium.AX
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.40756049
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Mlw.fkaane
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.40756049
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Pfjm
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.40756049
Sophos	Mal/Generic-R + Mal/EncPk-ANL
Comodo	Malware@#383p3xm5u2nx
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34294.nq3@aSueV3b
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Virut.dc
FireEye	Generic.mg.46e2e60b2e9e8af9
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.40756049 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1141178
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_97%
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.2A57233
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D26DE351
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.40756049
AhnLab-V3	Malware/RL.Generic.R248590
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Generic-FAWW!46E2E60B2E9E
MAX	malware (ai score=86)
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.100 (RDML:5AVMCyeFeWxxZBaWvN6e2Q)
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!g7RAliJKWtg
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Obsidium
Fortinet	W32/PossibleThreat
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Win32/Packed.Obsidium.AX?

Win32/Packed.Obsidium.AX 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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