Trojan:Win32/Tofsee.YTA!MTB Virus Removal

Seeing the Trojan:Win32/Tofsee.YTA!MTB detection usually means that your PC is in big danger. This malware can correctly be identified as ransomware – virus which ciphers your files and asks you to pay for their decryption. Deleteing it requires some unusual steps that must be done as soon as possible.

Trojan:Win32/Tofsee.YTA!MTB detection is a malware detection you can spectate in your computer. It usually shows up after the provoking activities on your PC – opening the untrustworthy e-mail messages, clicking the banner in the Internet or setting up the program from suspicious resources. From the instance it appears, you have a short time to do something about it until it begins its harmful activity. And be sure – it is much better not to wait for these harmful effects.

What is Trojan:Win32/Tofsee.YTA!MTB virus?

Trojan:Win32/Tofsee.YTA!MTB Summary

In total, Trojan:Win32/Tofsee.YTA!MTB ransomware activities in the infected computer are next:

  • Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking;
  • Executed a command line with /C or /R argument to terminate command shell on completion which can be used to hide execution;
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality;
  • Reads data out of its own binary image;
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content;
  • Drops a binary and executes it;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing);
  • Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process);
  • CAPE detected the Tofsee malware family;
  • Deletes executed files from disk;
  • Attempts to interact with an Alternate Data Stream (ADS);
  • Anomalous binary characteristics;
  • Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities;
  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE;
  • Ciphering the documents kept on the target’s drives — so the victim cannot check these documents;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of security tools
  • Blocking the launching of installation files of anti-virus programs

Ransomware has actually been a headache for the last 4 years. It is challenging to realize a more hazardous malware for both individual users and organizations. The algorithms used in Trojan:Win32/Tofsee.YTA!MTB (typically, RHA-1028 or AES-256) are not hackable – with minor exclusions. To hack it with a brute force, you need to have a lot more time than our galaxy actually exists, and possibly will exist. But that malware does not do all these bad things instantly – it may require up to several hours to cipher all of your files. Hence, seeing the Trojan:Win32/Tofsee.YTA!MTB detection is a clear signal that you have to start the elimination process.

Where did I get the Trojan:Win32/Tofsee.YTA!MTB?

General tactics of Trojan:Win32/Tofsee.YTA!MTB injection are typical for all other ransomware examples. Those are one-day landing sites where victims are offered to download and install the free program, so-called bait e-mails and hacktools. Bait emails are a pretty modern method in malware distribution – you get the e-mail that simulates some normal notifications about deliveries or bank service conditions updates. Inside of the e-mail, there is an infected MS Office file, or a link which leads to the exploit landing site.

Malicious email spam

Malicious email message. This one tricks you to open the phishing website.

Preventing it looks pretty uncomplicated, however, still needs a lot of recognition. Malware can hide in various spots, and it is far better to stop it even before it goes into your computer than to depend on an anti-malware program. General cybersecurity knowledge is just an important thing in the modern world, even if your relationship with a PC stays on YouTube videos. That may keep you a lot of money and time which you would spend while trying to find a fix guide.

Trojan:Win32/Tofsee.YTA!MTB malware technical details

File Info:

name: FD1B16509E6CABE95DEE.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/18b08e4a599217ea873fa9c94299c6d22e4ce961565fbb73efb0bd317eb40dc1crc32: BB49250Bmd5: fd1b16509e6cabe95deef547c2ae5f2fsha1: 86840f1145d06ab04be5f968a3f362ff5d76d64fsha256: 18b08e4a599217ea873fa9c94299c6d22e4ce961565fbb73efb0bd317eb40dc1sha512: dbefc30116b9d3df94970a0342ab51ea57824bede6abb6bf9e8873880a92c54701ab3339ec65e30affe7ca9f0a09b35ebd2448eaf76ecad05cbac2a11870f1d1ssdeep: 3072:29xdm7sMhs6Y28qryW6A4bdZc4nJcJW+XkmwVWf4rEVjSHwZROr4bpLkC:eIths6Y28ehy5nJcU6QrEVjWlr4atype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T160D65C398EF10668C138957C3FAF778897EF8AF3C599496A25444CD88C11F14B9AC36Bsha3_384: 63aed237082a5aba0f9402c3afcc3aa8311d486ec0990f2df919f11347ba26642cb6a85902c61eb314d3843d742a7565ep_bytes: e8eb510000e978feffffcccccccccccctimestamp: 2023-01-22 11:33:05

Version Info:

FileDescription: AstrophilLegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2022, JuniorsOriginalFilenames: SoldierProductsVersion: 2.70.36.47ProductionVersion: 14.35.56.13Translation: 0x25a9 0x0e94

Trojan:Win32/Tofsee.YTA!MTB also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetectMalware
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb Trojan.Siggen22.9998
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Jaik.200825
ClamAV Win.Packer.pkr_ce1a-9980177-0
CAT-QuickHeal Ransom.Stop.P5
Skyhigh BehavesLike.Win32.RealProtect.rz
ALYac Gen:Variant.Jaik.200825
Malwarebytes Trojan.MalPack.GS
VIPRE Gen:Variant.Jaik.200825
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 005ace911 )
K7GW Trojan ( 005ace911 )
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Arcabit Trojan.Jaik.D31079
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
tehtris Generic.Malware
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HVHT
APEX Malicious
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.Tofsee.gen
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Jaik.200825
Avast Win32:DropperX-gen [Drp]
Tencent Trojan.Win32.Obfuscated.gen
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Jaik.200825 (B)
F-Secure Trojan.TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
Trapmine suspicious.low.ml.score
FireEye Generic.mg.fd1b16509e6cabe9
Sophos Troj/Krypt-VK
SentinelOne Static AI – Suspicious PE
Google Detected
Avira TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
MAX malware (ai score=83)
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.Caynamer
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Tofsee.YTA!MTB
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.Tofsee.gen
GData Gen:Variant.Jaik.200825
Varist W32/Kryptik.LCW.gen!Eldorado
AhnLab-V3 Packed/Win.GEE.C5021929
VBA32 BScope.Trojan.Agent
Cylance unsafe
Rising Trojan.SmokeLoader!1.EF01 (CLASSIC)
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Azorult
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet W32/GenKryptik.ERHN!tr
AVG Win32:DropperX-gen [Drp]
Cybereason malicious.145d06
DeepInstinct MALICIOUS

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About the author

Robert Bailey

Security engineer focused on malware behavior, removal workflows, and Windows hardening. Robert reviews threat articles for practical accuracy, checking detection names, symptoms, and cleanup steps before publication.

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