About “Backdoor:Win32/Berbew!pz” infection

The Backdoor:Win32/Berbew!pz 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/Berbew!pz virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Binary compilation timestomping detected

How to determine Backdoor:Win32/Berbew!pz?


File Info:
name: 42AAF23122A91165CBFB.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/2a8e309a16b71ff9156f1fb786dc167cbe97c1000c8c245f74fd899ff1e821c7
crc32: ED3949FC
md5: 42aaf23122a91165cbfb7c4d1d587131
sha1: fc03900d82dcd643af2533bd6609f98c7a3e1f6c
sha256: 2a8e309a16b71ff9156f1fb786dc167cbe97c1000c8c245f74fd899ff1e821c7
sha512: 4ca2d871c238c122b7bddbbed7d549c8dc8a6c0c3d03d2b4cdb7e654802ffa409718d17ea0ab137f2c59ae46d1288348bf9265ef5d7574dc837219dfee422ce0
ssdeep: 768:TkdQUNQ0EFkprEC1Z5IxItkugJITIonHum9NLh3wzCDsq9ynuwEOXGMgFv/1H5Iw:Tkdxn5EC1Z5vgJITF3hAzCDCuwE77f
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1BB244B596C707EE3C69DA6FFEBF7154BF480547B312E808751319768DA6A0B9AC832C0
sha3_384: 0b28e94e43b5d0ccf8646f34771ab2c2d621568134433971bd0beaeb741e877a955e0957eae3c9f0c614d00e23e837de
ep_bytes: 00000000000000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2036-08-19 07:39:47

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Backdoor:Win32/Berbew!pz also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKDZ.103899
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dz
McAfee	GenericRXAA-FA!42AAF23122A9
Cylance	unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.GenericKDZ.103899
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Cybereason	malicious.d82dcd
Baidu	Win32.Trojan-Spy.Quart.a
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
tehtris	Generic.Malware
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Dropper.Berbew-9106192-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.Padodor.gen
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKDZ.103899
Avast	Win32:Qukart-AO [Trj]
Sophos	ML/PE-A
DrWeb	BackDoor.Siggen2.4699
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R03BC0DAL24
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKDZ.103899 (B)
Ikarus	Trojan.Crypt.XDropper
GData	Trojan.GenericKDZ.103899
Varist	W32/Nymaim.FY.gen!Eldorado
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare/Win32.Qukart.a
Kingsoft	malware.kb.a.1000
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D195DB
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.Padodor.gen
Microsoft	Backdoor:Win32/Berbew!pz
Google	Detected
Acronis	suspicious
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKDZ.103899
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R03BC0DAL24
Rising	Backdoor.Berbew!1.AE0A (CLASSIC)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Qukart.AO!tr
AVG	Win32:Qukart-AO [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove Backdoor:Win32/Berbew!pz?

Backdoor:Win32/Berbew!pz 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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