About “Backdoor.GhostRat” infection

The Backdoor.GhostRat 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.

What Backdoor.GhostRat virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is likely packed with VMProtect
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Attempts to modify proxy settings

How to determine Backdoor.GhostRat?

File Info:
name: A0478C63E2B300D04D57.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/09f3d3b1a7aa5c27a28f258d21a68976587c281b11cb6f812f04e0c944504bbccrc32: FE0976A2md5: a0478c63e2b300d04d57233469827e47sha1: 312b520e3275f4a9924979f4c362524e90f16025sha256: 09f3d3b1a7aa5c27a28f258d21a68976587c281b11cb6f812f04e0c944504bbcsha512: e985feefbcc91578c9417098598e7b04ad93dca40d4f3cb737bc1f5e0b625a51e2769effbf1b3c0c9fd668e6461439aece1477dafe8508b182c76e48894b784essdeep: 1536:YNYT8+V2eZ5k8HBXlZo6jKbCpCU7WDIxhubhFS+KUj5ZY:YY/KIJHcbCpJSD+gjS5yZYtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T18073E05011A128F6D9C74F30C237892CF73C395176E3ED1AE7489E2D3A72EA6B5352A0sha3_384: cde21567805fcdadd8cff364658cff5f9a360315a3e0aa6ec5c649b3b0a62b7ab3bee1dff9293917dc337867a2e87176ep_bytes: 68767295a8e8f8aa000081e3ff0f0000timestamp: 2022-09-16 19:06:43
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Backdoor.GhostRat also known as:

How to remove Backdoor.GhostRat?

• 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.