Malware

Win32/Smokeloader.A malicious file

Malware Removal

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

  • Executable code extraction
  • Injection (inter-process)
  • Injection (Process Hollowing)
  • Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (3 unique times)
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
  • Performs some HTTP requests
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • Attempts to remove evidence of file being downloaded from the Internet
  • Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
  • Detects Sandboxie through the presence of a library
  • A system process is generating network traffic likely as a result of process injection
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
  • Creates a hidden or system file
  • Checks the presence of disk drives in the registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
  • Creates a copy of itself

Related domains:

www.bing.com
trenkulotd.xyz
www.adobe.com

How to determine Win32/Smokeloader.A?


File Info:

crc32: 8366D60B
md5: 4cea670eb719dfa4739976d02719a26f
name: 4CEA670EB719DFA4739976D02719A26F.mlw
sha1: 991c8035995b711ef9fc02a1b65de3dda5ca641e
sha256: ddf759e23605043da7b0f19f26e6eaf4f4953ce0b8b73456b68fcd389de3133e
sha512: fb9cabc6887737a89f7e17f7dbf937adfb785db1ec82d07013579ee86c082cdd38b26ec1bfee367bed9b7ffc8ff56b43ca3d46d4e7602e3bbec18fe70fad3c98
ssdeep: 3072:b+9VXE1Glp8LCgqdVJqOFsRgytC70GLj55:bN1uIejJqOFsRgytApHz
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Win32/Smokeloader.A also known as:

BkavW32.AIDetectVM.malware1
Elasticmalicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScanTrojan.GenericKDZ.40157
FireEyeGeneric.mg.4cea670eb719dfa4
McAfeeGenericRXCF-UX!4CEA670EB719
MalwarebytesSpyware.LokiBot
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
AegisLabTrojan.Win32.Ramnit.toUN
SangforMalware
K7AntiVirusTrojan-Downloader ( 004f85331 )
BitDefenderTrojan.GenericKDZ.40157
K7GWTrojan-Downloader ( 004f85331 )
CrowdStrikewin/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
CyrenW32/S-a837224f!Eldorado
SymantecPacked.Generic.525
APEXMalicious
AvastFileRepMalware
KasperskyHEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Androm.erxbll
TencentMalware.Win32.Gencirc.10bafc83
Ad-AwareTrojan.GenericKDZ.40157
EmsisoftTrojan.GenericKDZ.40157 (B)
ComodoMalware@#38p8qbqpq43ni
F-SecureHeuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1106533
DrWebTrojan.DownLoader25.22187
TrendMicroTSPY_EMOTET.SMD2
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.Generic.ch
SophosMal/Generic-S
IkarusTrojan.Win32.Crypt
JiangminTrojan.Generic.bgwog
AviraHEUR/AGEN.1106533
Antiy-AVLTrojan[Backdoor]/Win32.Androm
ArcabitTrojan.Generic.D9CDD
SUPERAntiSpywareTrojan.Agent/Gen-Kryptik
ZoneAlarmHEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GDataTrojan.GenericKDZ.40157
CynetMalicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3Win-Trojan/MalPe34.Suspicious.X2029
Acronissuspicious
BitDefenderThetaGen:NN.ZexaF.34804.kuW@aCKXVSn
ALYacTrojan.GenericKDZ.40157
MAXmalware (ai score=80)
VBA32BScope.Trojan.Downloader
PandaTrj/CI.A
ESET-NOD32Win32/Smokeloader.A
TrendMicro-HouseCallTSPY_EMOTET.SMD2
RisingMalware.Obscure/Heur!1.A89E (CLOUD)
YandexTrojan.Lebag!zRFqArlur6I
SentinelOneStatic AI – Malicious PE – Ransomware
eGambitUnsafe.AI_Score_97%
FortinetW32/GenKryptik.ASLS!tr
WebrootW32.Trojan.Gen
AVGFileRepMalware
Paloaltogeneric.ml
Qihoo-360HEUR/QVM10.2.5EA3.Malware.Gen

How to remove Win32/Smokeloader.A?

Win32/Smokeloader.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.

About the author

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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