Should I remove “Win32/Small.NRW”?

The Win32/Small.NRW 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/Small.NRW virus can do?

Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (3 unique times)
A process created a hidden window
Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Small.NRW?


File Info:
crc32: EB2EE544
md5: 9211492e8186c658a53108fee8c3d3b0
name: 9211492E8186C658A53108FEE8C3D3B0.mlw
sha1: 86feb4bccc081cb3f431c5b329209b3ae3ccba43
sha256: 5fc336d233587b1676502db87081328427df1be2cbe15e7bbf406420df6c913e
sha512: a3c1145ed979189aac6f8f1405ea26732163199db48c10a14f232be50cb5e9ecb232f8630671d76c1f5875841f1c4c05b1391bcaeeb510ab09317cf762c96435
ssdeep: 384:q6e47g94aogWkFmRbnGQPZLFcnE/CL/AfU+xwLvDnNWlaS2yKW3RqnWl8taU28:6/D7FmRbRPZRcnd/+xuoD2QRXl8t4
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Small.NRW also known as:

Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.40431850
Zillya	Trojan.GenericKD.Win32.167729
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Generic.0d2398b7
Cybereason	malicious.e8186c
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Small.NRW
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.40431850
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Small.fhbxab
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.40431850
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Hprd
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.40431850
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	Malware@#1t7a7zm1bgbay
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34294.cmW@aG6Cwbp
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.pt
FireEye	Generic.mg.9211492e8186c658
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.40431850 (B)
Avira	TR/Small.pxina
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.27E66B0
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Skeeyah.A!rfn
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.40431850
McAfee	Artemis!9211492E8186
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.92 (RDML:4cWN1wwRitDUctJ/uY/6Dw)
Yandex	Trojan.Small!k7XA666I1yE
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Small
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Small.NRW!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen

How to remove Win32/Small.NRW?

Win32/Small.NRW 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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