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Should I remove “Win32:Netwire-A [Trj]”?

The Win32:Netwire-A [Trj] 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:Netwire-A [Trj] virus can do?

  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
  • Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Drops a binary and executes it
  • The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • The executable is compressed using UPX
  • Authenticode signature is invalid
  • Created a process from a suspicious location
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
  • Detects NetWire Behavior
  • CAPE detected the NetWire malware family
  • Creates a copy of itself

How to determine Win32:Netwire-A [Trj]?


File Info:

name: 831291F319B73DB9F96E.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/8e5c76a2830bd4e43f3331e82c646219efdcce18e11cc0501bd1a85201985dc5crc32: 6E875369md5: 831291f319b73db9f96e5e9cfe90bb05sha1: dcba53d065e0259723cf57b95d233b6ca9bd67edsha256: 8e5c76a2830bd4e43f3331e82c646219efdcce18e11cc0501bd1a85201985dc5sha512: 4aef9675d75b51306faad47b6c9b016cdbf4149efd1b5a9876d01875aefba675ba0c5655430b78b03ea34cbbbf05d20d1ea80816931f9167c4f59ab93faa1ba3ssdeep: 1536:6IhBcw12qrzrVuQz5g1YSmicguYevhBWuxvRtJj7Oq:BtLn5gLcFYehr3Oqtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T13D5302C4D04B197AFE7306FB14D257B4BA249965D3ACDF81197D02F5BD6206CBC8860Dsha3_384: ea9dbbb1a0d10e614578f54d31287cdfc06e2290f17f86d266995335ce30d9bf8be726a0d78c6aa7515bc2963b307646ep_bytes: 60be15f041008dbeeb1ffeff5783cdfftimestamp: 2019-10-30 08:25:44

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Win32:Netwire-A [Trj] also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware2
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
ClamAV Win.Malware.NetWire-8792201-1
FireEye Generic.mg.831291f319b73db9
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.NetwirePMF.S19647199
McAfee GenericRXAA-AA!831291F319B7
Cylance Unsafe
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0051918e1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0051918e1 )
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_60% (D)
Cyren W32/NetWire.B.gen!Eldorado
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Spy.Weecnaw.P
APEX Malicious
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky VHO:Trojan.Win32.Convagent.gen
BitDefender Gen:Heur.Variadic.A.187.1
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.NetWire.gisnhf
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Heur.Variadic.A.187.1
Avast Win32:Netwire-A [Trj]
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10ce83fa
Ad-Aware Gen:Heur.Variadic.A.187.1
Sophos Troj/Agent-BFAR
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Spy.Weecnaw.FDA@8syc9v
DrWeb BackDoor.Wirenet.540
TrendMicro Backdoor.Win32.NETWIRED.SMK
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.qc
Emsisoft Gen:Heur.Variadic.A.187.1 (B)
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
GData Gen:Heur.Variadic.A.187.1
Jiangmin Trojan.NetWire.mn
Avira TR/Spy.Gen
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.30CAC5C
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
AhnLab-V3 Backdoor/Win.NETWIRED.R433389
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.34062.dmGfaicu0fk
ALYac Gen:Heur.Variadic.A.187.1
MAX malware (ai score=81)
VBA32 BScope.Backdoor.NetWiredRC
TrendMicro-HouseCall Backdoor.Win32.NETWIRED.SMK
Rising Backdoor.NetWire!1.B84F (CLASSIC)
Yandex Trojan.GenAsa!vz6FqGtuWOE
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Claretore
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet W32/NetWired.SMK!tr
AVG Win32:Netwire-A [Trj]
Cybereason malicious.319b73
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen

How to remove Win32:Netwire-A [Trj]?

  • 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.
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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