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Backdoor:Win32/Death.A removal

Malware Removal

The Backdoor:Win32/Death.A 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/Death.A virus can do?

  • Executable code extraction
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Starts servers listening on 0.0.0.0:30003
  • Expresses interest in specific running processes
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Drops a binary and executes it
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • The executable is compressed using UPX
  • Creates an autorun.inf file
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
  • Harvests credentials from local FTP client softwares
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Backdoor:Win32/Death.A?


File Info:

crc32: EB186AC0
md5: b26b192cc561fe0771cc6f2b8a80c91e
name: B26B192CC561FE0771CC6F2B8A80C91E.mlw
sha1: 62582526ba8c652085613fdb04534a6d87bb5325
sha256: bd445b8ceae1b7e0d0218f882a2ae567a0689224a531f24aeb1edf3f28c57476
sha512: 6178c100d77134b022af192084b462b10d303e449839a7eb704ccc8261b35df896781b791e798da41a517806f194b8d77153eed02aa9428da249aa8053d60b3a
ssdeep: 6144:qNa0UZ7RSZP7xxtV1Z0FaVLnh6Hd1wHxCQgX3ocngZfjeNn2vE3nycFn:muwPV51Z0FaVDh0wRt43DgZaN2vM
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Backdoor:Win32/Death.A also known as:

Elasticmalicious (high confidence)
DrWebBackDoor.Death.27
ClamAVWin.Trojan.Death-7
McAfeeBackDoor-FP.cfg
CylanceUnsafe
ZillyaBackdoor.Death.Win32.72
SangforTrojan.Win32.Save.a
K7GWTrojan ( 7000000f1 )
K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 7000000f1 )
CyrenW32/Death.TLKD-2428
SymantecML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32Win32/Death.27.A
APEXMalicious
AvastWin32:Trojan-gen
CynetMalicious (score: 100)
KasperskyBackdoor.Win32.Death.27.a
BitDefenderBackdoor.Death.2.7.A
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Death.ffbd
ViRobotBackdoor.Win32.Death.22528
MicroWorld-eScanBackdoor.Death.2.7.A
Ad-AwareBackdoor.Death.2.7.A
SophosMal/Generic-R + Troj/Death-27
ComodoBackdoor.Win32.Death.27.A@1wd3
BitDefenderThetaAI:Packer.75453EFC1D
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicroBKDR_DEATH.A
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.fc
FireEyeGeneric.mg.b26b192cc561fe07
EmsisoftBackdoor.Death.2.7.A (B)
SentinelOneStatic AI – Suspicious PE
JiangminBackdoor/Death.27.a
AviraTR/Dldr.Delphi.Gen
eGambitUnsafe.AI_Score_100%
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Generic.ASMalwS.34073
MicrosoftBackdoor:Win32/Death.A
ZoneAlarmBackdoor.Win32.Death.27.a
GDataBackdoor.Death.2.7.A
VBA32Backdoor.Death
MAXmalware (ai score=86)
PandaBck/Iroffer.BG
TrendMicro-HouseCallBKDR_DEATH.A
TencentWin32.Backdoor.Death.Pdlz
YandexTrojan.GenAsa!4JL5gw6BbGk
IkarusBackdoor.Win32.Death
FortinetW32/Death_27.A!tr.bdr
AVGWin32:Trojan-gen
Paloaltogeneric.ml
Qihoo-360Win32/Backdoor.Generic.HwsBEpsA

How to remove Backdoor:Win32/Death.A?

Backdoor:Win32/Death.A 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.

About the author

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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