About “Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.vho” infection

The Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.vho 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 Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.vho virus can do?

The executable is compressed using UPX
Contains RAT configuration for DarkComet (see Static Analysis tab)

How to determine Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.vho?


File Info:
crc32: 70FC45EB
md5: bcee12b0004833d0054785600731c3e9
name: BCEE12B0004833D0054785600731C3E9.mlw
sha1: 819c712608e58f239a7ec6c83fa48c3c24e38edd
sha256: e620ea80f8458b21ebb938fa0dba520d5ef944263de4bd50707867fdfa3ae8f2
sha512: a10998c9c4f54e246720d0327ee8f3f5be84dd17a754401fa36c83cd24c7e216f32df303ff34d12bbe339bf6c5bd42577f1e9f6058d6ffd428d730194161f644
ssdeep: 24576:/t/gaZeL6XNxnfpeQlfhklr+EExccQCIDeG5iZAE4AI:Vl1/lGl1ExcchGUOE1I
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 1999
InternalName: MSRSAAPP
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
CompanyName: Microsoft Corp.
Comments: Remote Service Application
ProductName: Remote Service Application
ProductVersion: 4, 0, 0, 0
FileDescription: Remote Service Application
OriginalFilename: MSRSAAP.EXE
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.vho also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectVM.malware1
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Trojan.Heur.tn0@r8pYz2aS
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM19.1.4AFB.Malware.Gen
McAfee	Generic.gj
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra
Sangfor	Malware
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 004bcce41 )
BitDefender	Gen:Trojan.Heur.tn0@r8pYz2aS
K7GW	Trojan ( 004bcce41 )
Cybereason	malicious.000483
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R06EC0DKG20
Baidu	Win32.Backdoor.Agent.l
Cyren	W32/Backdoor.J.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	MSIL:GenMalicious-CHX [Trj]
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.DarkKomet-1
Kaspersky	HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.vho
Rising	Backdoor.DarkComet!1.CB87 (CLASSIC)
Ad-Aware	Gen:Trojan.Heur.tn0@r8pYz2aS
Emsisoft	Trojan.Fynloski (A)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Patched.Ren.Gen
DrWeb	BackDoor.Tordev.976
Invincea	Mal/Generic-S
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Fake.th
FireEye	Generic.mg.bcee12b0004833d0
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Ikarus	Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet
Jiangmin	Trojan/Genome.bomw
Avira	TR/Patched.Ren.Gen
Kingsoft	Win32.Hack.HuigeziT.cz
Microsoft	Backdoor:Win32/Fynloski.PA!MTB
Gridinsoft	Backdoor.Win32.Fynloski.zv!n
Arcabit	Trojan.Heur.ED2383B
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.vho
GData	Win32.Backdoor.DarkComet.H
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Win-Trojan/FCN.140610.X1341
Acronis	suspicious
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.9EB76B7B1C
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Malwarebytes	Spyware.KeyLogger
Zoner	Trojan.Win32.61982
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Fynloski.AS
Tencent	Backdoor.Win32.Darkkomet.a
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
eGambit	RAT.DarkComet
AVG	MSIL:GenMalicious-CHX [Trj]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
MaxSecure	Backdoor.W32.DarkKomet.aagr

How to remove Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.vho?

Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.vho 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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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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