Win32/Injector.ERFT

Seeing the Win32/Injector.ERFT malware detection usually means that your computer is in big danger. This virus can correctly be named as ransomware – virus which encrypts your files and asks you to pay for their decryption. Deleteing it requires some peculiar steps that must be done as soon as possible.

Win32/Injector.ERFT detection is a virus detection you can spectate in your system. It generally appears after the preliminary activities on your PC – opening the suspicious e-mail, clicking the banner in the Internet or installing the program from unreliable sources. From the moment it shows up, you have a short time to act until it begins its harmful action. And be sure – it is far better not to wait for these harmful actions.

What is Win32/Injector.ERFT virus?

Win32/Injector.ERFT is ransomware-type malware. It looks for the files on your disk drives, encrypts it, and then asks you to pay the ransom for receiving the decryption key. Besides making your documents inaccessible, this virus additionally does a ton of harm to your system. It changes the networking settings in order to avoid you from checking out the removal tutorials or downloading the anti-malware program. In rare cases, Win32/Injector.ERFT can additionally prevent the launching of anti-malware programs.

Win32/Injector.ERFT Summary

Summarizingly, Win32/Injector.ERFT ransomware activities in the infected PC are next:

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug);
  • Creates RWX memory;
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected;
  • Reads data out of its own binary image;
  • A process created a hidden window;
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content;
  • 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.;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality;
  • Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing);
  • Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking;
  • Sniffs keystrokes;
  • Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process);
  • Created a process from a suspicious location;
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup;
  • Anomalous binary characteristics;
  • Ciphering the files located on the victim’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 security tools

Ransomware has actually been a major problem for the last 4 years. It is hard to imagine a more harmful virus for both individuals and organizations. The algorithms used in Win32/Injector.ERFT (generally, RHA-1028 or AES-256) are not hackable – with minor exclusions. To hack it with a brute force, you need a lot more time than our galaxy actually exists, and possibly will exist. But that virus does not do all these horrible things instantly – it can take up to several hours to cipher all of your files. Thus, seeing the Win32/Injector.ERFT detection is a clear signal that you must begin the clearing procedure.

Where did I get the Win32/Injector.ERFT?

Standard ways of Win32/Injector.ERFT distribution are basic for all other ransomware examples. Those are one-day landing web pages where victims are offered to download and install the free app, so-called bait e-mails and hacktools. Bait e-mails are a quite modern strategy in malware spreading – you get the email that mimics some standard notifications about shipments or bank service conditions updates. Within the e-mail, there is a malicious MS Office file, or a web link which opens the exploit landing page.

Malicious email spam

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

Avoiding it looks quite uncomplicated, however, still demands tons of attention. Malware can hide in different places, and it is far better to stop it even before it gets into your system than to rely on an anti-malware program. Basic cybersecurity knowledge is just an important thing in the modern world, even if your relationship with a computer remains on YouTube videos. That can save you a lot of time and money which you would certainly spend while searching for a solution.

Win32/Injector.ERFT malware technical details

File Info:

name: F77FD38A6C02569D64C5.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/7e4631d3f08e2c25350504fbfa2e70abd831a81af11e0d842cadd60c276b8cf2crc32: 30B7A489md5: f77fd38a6c02569d64c56bb8d3210ccfsha1: 6c79d65eb04da171fc383b4b7e1dbbd55079e490sha256: 7e4631d3f08e2c25350504fbfa2e70abd831a81af11e0d842cadd60c276b8cf2sha512: d76029c581376e740406890c0e4b021e99d9ed3d720e542ef1434e7f28311229a898fb2b55bb3dcb37c0023d1fb25c48e53dd5b2f08f4d2bd6a553360b5583a2ssdeep: 49152:bDTOn6XJLrduEyztsR7OQzQzAmjqamm173f:bPO6dd/yzt67OU7apvtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T193A5137AF5D18437C1336E7CDC6B6754A83A7EE01D28208A7BE81C499F39781352A2D7sha3_384: c0758aec74e13d6ed2bf8b2d1b401c86cc1b17b0ad570d8b257ce36be4f7f092fcf89a245da1ced48e00bee713e56b02ep_bytes: 558becb9280000006a006a004975f953timestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Win32/Injector.ERFT also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware1
tehtris Generic.Malware
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Symmi.27009
FireEye Generic.mg.f77fd38a6c02569d
CAT-QuickHeal Ransom.Blocker.19974
ALYac Gen:Variant.Symmi.27009
Cylance Unsafe
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 00548e051 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason malicious.a6c025
VirIT Backdoor.RBot.BZ
Cyren W32/Injector.OZVT-2500
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Injector.ERFT
APEX Malicious
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Mbrlock-9779766-0
Kaspersky Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.fqcy
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Symmi.27009
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Dapato.bsjzfg
Avast Win32:MBRlock-DV [Trj]
Tencent Trojan.Win32.Blocker.zg
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Symmi.27009
TACHYON Trojan-Dropper/W32.DP-Agent.2079232
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Symmi.27009 (B)
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Injector.HO@82j6jo
F-Secure Dropper.DR/Delphi.Gen
DrWeb Trojan.DownLoader6.7779
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
Sophos ML/PE-A + Troj/Agent-BCQB
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
GData Gen:Variant.Symmi.27009
Jiangmin TrojanDropper.Dapato.gti
Avira DR/Delphi.Gen
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASBOL.C5EF
Arcabit Trojan.Symmi.D6981
Microsoft Ransom:Win32/Blocker.NN!MTB
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Dropper/Win32.Dapato.R83155
Acronis suspicious
McAfee GenericRXDE-WO!F77FD38A6C02
MAX malware (ai score=82)
VBA32 TrojanRansom.Blocker
Malwarebytes Generic.Trojan.Malicious.DDS
Rising [email protected] (RDML:FGaj8vjdPtJ5uLCe7Dwb9g)
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Agent
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet W32/Dropper.XUQ!tr
BitDefenderTheta AI:Packer.6C5C7DC621
AVG Win32:MBRlock-DV [Trj]
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)

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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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