Threat Database Trojans Trojan.Zapchast.B

Trojan.Zapchast.B

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Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 80 % (High)
Infected Computers: 1,382
First Seen: December 3, 2012
Last Seen: June 20, 2026
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The detection of Trojan.Zapchast.B on your system indicates a potential security threat that requires immediate attention. Trojan-type threats are known for their ability to disguise themselves as legitimate software, making them difficult to detect without proper security tools. Understanding the nature of this threat and how it operates is crucial for effective removal and prevention of future infections.

What Is Trojan.Zapchast.B?

Trojan.Zapchast.B is identified as a Trojan-type threat, which means it is designed to allow unauthorized access to a computer system. Trojans can be used to spy on users, steal sensitive information, or disrupt system operation. They often masquerade as useful software but, once installed, can cause significant harm. The name "Trojan.Zapchast.B" itself does not directly indicate a specific malware family, but rather it is a designation used by security software to identify this particular threat.

How Trojan.Zapchast.B Operates

Trojan.Zapchast.B, like other Trojans, operates by deceiving users into installing it on their systems. This can happen through various means, such as downloading and executing malicious files, opening malicious email attachments, or visiting compromised websites. Once installed, it can create backdoors for remote access, allowing attackers to control the infected system, steal data, or use the system for malicious activities like spreading spam or malware.

Symptoms of Infection

Identifying a Trojan infection can be challenging due to its stealthy nature. However, some common symptoms may indicate the presence of Trojan.Zapchast.B or similar threats. These include unexpected system crashes, slow system performance, unusual network activity, pop-ups, and unfamiliar programs or toolbars in your browser. If you notice any of these symptoms, it is essential to take immediate action to secure your system.

How to Remove Trojan.Zapchast.B

  1. Enter Safe Mode with Networking to prevent the malware from loading and to allow for internet access. This will make it easier to download and install removal tools if necessary.
  2. Perform a full scan of your system using a reputable anti-malware tool such as SpyHunter. Ensure the tool is updated with the latest definitions to effectively detect and remove the threat.
  3. Uninstall suspicious programs that you do not recognize or that were installed around the time the threat was detected. Be cautious and only remove programs you are sure are not needed for system operation.
  4. Reset your browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.) to their default settings. This can help remove any malicious extensions or settings changes made by the Trojan.
  5. After completing the above steps, reboot your system and perform another full scan to ensure that the threat has been completely removed.

Conclusion

Removing Trojan.Zapchast.B requires a systematic approach to ensure that all components of the malware are eliminated from the system. By following the steps outlined above and maintaining vigilance in terms of system security, you can protect your computer from similar threats in the future. Regularly updating your operating system, using strong antivirus software, avoiding suspicious downloads, and being cautious with email attachments are key practices in preventing Trojan infections. Remember, proactive security measures are the best defense against malware threats like Trojan.Zapchast.B.

Aliases

15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.

Antivirus Vendor Detection
AVG Dropper.Generic6.BACF
GData MSIL:Downloader-FT
Kaspersky Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Dapato.bqjc
Avast MSIL:Downloader-FT [Trj]
Symantec Trojan.ADH.2
Panda Trj/OCJ.A
AVG Dropper.Generic6.CNQH
Fortinet W32/Zapchast.KNK!tr
Ikarus Trojan.Msil
Microsoft Trojan:MSIL/Zapchast.B
AntiVir TR/Dropper.Gen
Sophos Mal/Generic-L
Kaspersky Trojan.MSIL.Zapchast.knk
Avast Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
Symantec Trojan.Gen

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Trojan.Zapchast.B

File System Details

Trojan.Zapchast.B may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. 8515eb34d8f9de5af815466e9715b3e5.exe 3a5063a17da20d0e0661893e82dbeb19 12
2. wscntfy.exe 6ae3751038bbaf0d72c3d80b4532e2d0 1

Analysis Report

General information

Family Name: Trojan.Zapchast.B
Signature status: No Signature

Known Samples

MD5: f2287fd5e45c7e59a8bbbc5d5214c0c2
SHA1: 853b1165e3e2bb03b44a7a4a214a89fbeaf27c91
SHA256: 282C1B47718E46569558A682901AD4CF42B77A4CE70B526FB2DC5A0A8DF91E47
File Size: 5.26 MB, 5256778 bytes
MD5: 1576bf779580fe781379648a4ce237af
SHA1: ef3fc3fea185a6dab9cc7c7162dd08b314e2476d
SHA256: 8D8913532F4E9755ED13AFC9852070C61083C726669A6566ECFF0B75D87A23F6
File Size: 6.83 MB, 6833787 bytes
MD5: 56755e0b91011cd0604b223d7ca23b16
SHA1: cdba6c96a435a7f3eb29b6c28455e2f2830638b5
SHA256: C56783214AF950553023508328368557A5F15ED5507961DABB07C3B353AF0147
File Size: 8.12 MB, 8116665 bytes
MD5: da0c266c6ab6c60af20c59f73d2876f4
SHA1: 44d0cdb16b1f1eb8e60fb8b0647b9e697c4b14df
SHA256: AFF7AF21381BDF17C3ADFDA37F45367BCDD588ED21382B49A7B232E75B71892A
File Size: 8.37 MB, 8368480 bytes
MD5: 70860a9442b1960311166c66901f00d0
SHA1: 607ef9fcb9d68b8f150612076a09c1adaa28ce1d
SHA256: 47A70A0B27D8C65B136AE381408B51D189F7C701E892E69E037358CBB456DA04
File Size: 6.01 MB, 6009145 bytes
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MD5: 4a908b1ad8bae122473ef41b08836f4f
SHA1: f6c4dc5b77299f5c3da352fbd5cc0ecb1912dad5
SHA256: F3D91A375D16F578487A839FD10A912EBE0B960C92CBABE86CBF8C714DEDD884
File Size: 36.86 KB, 36864 bytes
MD5: 59fcd53479121c269b8a441b3e528ab9
SHA1: 36d22bc51d97d5de36e8c6f85b069c1f8c340342
SHA256: EA41E507BCFA898B35EEC0662DE04452099670054E4138A693E974705DC65E7B
File Size: 1.90 MB, 1903248 bytes

Windows Portable Executable Attributes

  • File doesn't have "Rich" header
  • File doesn't have debug information
  • File doesn't have exports table
  • File doesn't have relocations information
  • File doesn't have security information
  • File has exports table
  • File has TLS information
  • File is 32-bit executable
  • File is either console or GUI application
  • File is GUI application (IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI)
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  • File is Native application (NOT .NET application)
  • File is not packed
  • IMAGE_FILE_DLL is not set inside PE header (Executable)
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE is set inside PE header (Executable Image)

File Icons

Windows PE Version Information

Name Value
Builder 558486505 15:48:11 17/05/2022
Comments
  • Removes, Installs, Updates and Controls Devices, Drivers, Servies and Processes on your local System.
  • This installation was built with Inno Setup.
Company Name
  • acrisoft
  • Google, inc
  • Kerem Gumrukcu
  • Novicorp
  • Windows XP SP4 Developer
Created 7z SFX Constructor v4.6.0.0 (http://usbtor.ru/viewtopic.php?t=798)
File Description
  • Android ADB API
  • Device Remover
  • Novicorp WinToFlash Professional Setup
  • Self-Extracting Package for AC -BUS
  • Windows XP SP4 .NET Framework NDPSP Bootstrapper
File Version
  • 7.0.9851.0
  • 2.0.0.0
  • 1.0.0.0
Internal Name
  • AdbWinApi.dll
  • DeviceRemover.exe
  • setup.exe
Legal Copyright
  • Copyright (C) 2006 The Android Open Source Project
  • Copyright by acrisoft
  • Copyright © 2008-2014 by Kerem Gumrukcu
Legal Trademarks Made with Paquet Builder, http://www.installpackbuilder.com
Original Filename
  • AdbWinApi.dll
  • DeviceRemover.exe
  • setup.exe
Product Name
  • AC-BUS
  • Android SDK
  • Device Remover
  • Novicorp WinToFlash Professional
  • Windows XP SP4 .NET Framework NDPSP Bootstrapper
Product Version
  • 7.0.9851.0
  • 2.0.0.0
  • 1.6.0001
  • 1.0.0.0
Web No homepage

File Traits

  • 7-zip (In Overlay)
  • 7-zip SFX
  • Installer Version
  • x86

Block Information

Total Blocks: 524
Potentially Malicious Blocks: 0
Whitelisted Blocks: 520
Unknown Blocks: 4

Visual Map

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0 - Probable Safe Block
? - Unknown Block
x - Potentially Malicious Block

Similar Families

  • Zapchast.B

Files Modified

File Attributes
\device\namedpipe\gmdasllogger Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\is-14vtb.tmp\ef3fc3fea185a6dab9cc7c7162dd08b314e2476d_0006833787.tmp Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\is-2e1jj.tmp\_isetup\_setup64.tmp Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\is-2e1jj.tmp\_isetup\_shfoldr.dll Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\nsh26ff.tmp\langdll.dll Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\nsl310b.tmp Generic Read,Write Data,Write Attributes,Write extended,Append data,Delete
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\nsq312b.tmp\langdll.dll Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\pb36fa7384\pbcore.dll Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\pb36fa7384\pbdlg.dat Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\pb36fa7384\pbfprop.dat Generic Write,Read Attributes
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c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\pb36fa7384\pbheader.bmp Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\pb36fa7384\pblng.dat Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\pb36fa7384\pbremove.dat Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\add.reg Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\add.reg Synchronize,Write Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\deviceremover.exe Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\deviceremover.exe Synchronize,Write Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\deviceremover.pdb Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\deviceremover.pdb Synchronize,Write Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\killduplicate.cmd Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\killduplicate.cmd Synchronize,Write Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\tools Synchronize,Write Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\tools\deviceremovercleanup32.exe Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\tools\deviceremovercleanup32.exe Synchronize,Write Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\tools\deviceremovercleanup64.exe Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\tools\deviceremovercleanup64.exe Synchronize,Write Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\tools\deviceremoverstartuphelper.exe Generic Write,Read Attributes
c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\tweaks\devrm\tools\deviceremoverstartuphelper.exe Synchronize,Write Attributes

Registry Modifications

Key::Value Data API Name
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::proxybypass  RegNtPreCreateKey
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::intranetname  RegNtPreCreateKey
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::uncasintranet  RegNtPreCreateKey
HKCU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\internet settings\zonemap::autodetect RegNtPreCreateKey
HKLM\system\controlset001\services\bam\state\usersettings\s-1-5-21-3119368278-1123331430-659265220-1001::\device\harddiskvolume2\windows\system32\cmd.exe 袙ꀫ붔ǜ RegNtPreCreateKey
HKLM\system\controlset001\services\bam\state\usersettings\s-1-5-21-3119368278-1123331430-659265220-1001::\device\harddiskvolume2\windows\system32\conhost.exe 䵐ꀰ붔ǜ RegNtPreCreateKey

Windows API Usage

Category API
Keyboard Access
  • GetKeyState
Process Shell Execute
  • CreateProcess
  • ShellExecuteEx
  • WriteConsole
User Data Access
  • GetUserObjectInformation
Process Manipulation Evasion
  • NtUnmapViewOfSection
Syscall Use
  • ntdll.dll!NtAccessCheck
  • ntdll.dll!NtAlertThreadByThreadId
  • ntdll.dll!NtAlpcSendWaitReceivePort
  • ntdll.dll!NtApphelpCacheControl
  • ntdll.dll!NtClearEvent
  • ntdll.dll!NtClose
  • ntdll.dll!NtConnectPort
  • ntdll.dll!NtCreateEvent
  • ntdll.dll!NtCreateFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtCreateMutant
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  • ntdll.dll!NtCreateSection
  • ntdll.dll!NtCreateSemaphore
  • ntdll.dll!NtDeviceIoControlFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtDuplicateObject
  • ntdll.dll!NtDuplicateToken
  • ntdll.dll!NtEnumerateValueKey
  • ntdll.dll!NtFreeVirtualMemory
  • ntdll.dll!NtMapViewOfSection
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenKey
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenKeyEx
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenProcessToken
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenProcessTokenEx
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenSection
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenSemaphore
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenThread
  • ntdll.dll!NtOpenThreadTokenEx
  • ntdll.dll!NtProtectVirtualMemory
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryAttributesFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryDebugFilterState
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryDirectoryFileEx
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryInformationProcess
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryInformationThread
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryInformationToken
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryKey
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryPerformanceCounter
  • ntdll.dll!NtQuerySecurityAttributesToken
  • ntdll.dll!NtQuerySystemInformationEx
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryValueKey
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryVirtualMemory
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryVolumeInformationFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtQueryWnfStateData
  • ntdll.dll!NtReadFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtReleaseMutant
  • ntdll.dll!NtReleaseSemaphore
  • ntdll.dll!NtReleaseWorkerFactoryWorker
  • ntdll.dll!NtRequestWaitReplyPort
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetEvent
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetInformationFile
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetInformationProcess
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetInformationVirtualMemory
  • ntdll.dll!NtSetInformationWorkerFactory
  • ntdll.dll!NtSubscribeWnfStateChange
  • ntdll.dll!NtTerminateProcess
  • ntdll.dll!NtTestAlert
  • ntdll.dll!NtTraceControl
  • ntdll.dll!NtUnmapViewOfSection
  • ntdll.dll!NtUnmapViewOfSectionEx
  • ntdll.dll!NtWaitForAlertByThreadId
  • ntdll.dll!NtWaitForSingleObject
  • ntdll.dll!NtWaitForWorkViaWorkerFactory
  • ntdll.dll!NtWaitLowEventPair
  • ntdll.dll!NtWorkerFactoryWorkerReady
  • ntdll.dll!NtWriteFile
  • UNKNOWN
Anti Debug
  • IsDebuggerPresent
  • NtQuerySystemInformation
Process Terminate
  • TerminateProcess

Shell Command Execution

"C:\Users\Mkglxozr\AppData\Local\Temp\is-14VTB.tmp\ef3fc3fea185a6dab9cc7c7162dd08b314e2476d_0006833787.tmp" /SL5="$20198,6347655,119296,c:\users\user\downloads\ef3fc3fea185a6dab9cc7c7162dd08b314e2476d_0006833787"
(NULL) cmd /c ""C:\Users\Dexeircf\AppData\Local\Temp\Tweaks\DevRm\KillDuplicate.cmd" "C:\Users\Dexeircf\AppData\Local\Temp\Tweaks\DevRm" "607ef9fcb9d68b8f150612076a09c1adaa28ce1d_0006009145""
WriteConsole: The system canno
(NULL) regedit.exe /s "Add.reg"
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe c:\users\user\downloads\36d22bc51d97d5de36e8c6f85b069c1f8c340342_0001903248.,LiQMAxHB