Win64/RiskWare.CobaltStrike.Beacon.A removal instruction

The Win64/RiskWare.CobaltStrike.Beacon.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 Win64/RiskWare.CobaltStrike.Beacon.A virus can do?

How to determine Win64/RiskWare.CobaltStrike.Beacon.A?


File Info:
crc32: CBD28B9F
md5: 18b41404e7bf0aa53e5bc4af134b7de2
name: upload_file
sha1: bf4dcc18b4b75ec909ec3dbc89c0c62968306a6f
sha256: df953c14e606e73ee478340153acb90999e8ba3546a01088546fd92bff03eedc
sha512: 9818eb2b4439377bec0aef64effeec1f981878bb85fc60d48dcc43b8837ee2903bd494feb4cc5bd97b041d12fed666576c60c0547bb06d78fb52baeceaf5f8c3
ssdeep: 3072:4r+U7LVLn1BFdjGQX8dbDCRUCnhqxmTy1WOeJfUuIRrT10ZFPjEzcuT5hFxAgYJ:4r+USu+WOeOTCjLEIuTEg7g2
type: PE32+ executable (DLL) (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win64/RiskWare.CobaltStrike.Beacon.A also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Razy.601678
McAfee	Trojan-FQPD!18B41404E7BF
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Razy.601678
Arcabit	Trojan.Razy.D92E4E
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.CobaltStrike-8091534-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Razy.601678
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Razy.601678 (B)
DrWeb	BackDoor.Meterpreter.157
Zillya	Tool.Inject.Win32.9368
Invincea	Mal/Swrort-Y
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Injector.dh
SentinelOne	DFI – Malicious PE
FireEye	Generic.mg.18b41404e7bf0aa5
Sophos	Mal/Swrort-Y
APEX	Malicious
Antiy-AVL	HackTool/Win32.Inject
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.DD!ml
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.RL_Cometer.R325811
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen
GData	Gen:Variant.Razy.601678
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/RiskWare.CobaltStrike.Beacon.A
Acronis	suspicious
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Razy.601678
MAX	malware (ai score=88)
Cylance	Unsafe
eGambit	Trojan.Generic
AVG	Win64:HacktoolX-gen [Trj]
Avast	Win64:HacktoolX-gen [Trj]
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.10056239.susgen

How to remove Win64/RiskWare.CobaltStrike.Beacon.A?

Win64/RiskWare.CobaltStrike.Beacon.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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