About “Backdoor:Win32/Hupigon.EA” infection

The Backdoor:Win32/Hupigon.EA 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:Win32/Hupigon.EA virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• CAPE detected injection into a browser process, likely for Man-In-Browser (MITB) infostealing
• Creates a copy of itself
• Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• Created a service that was not started
• Collects information to fingerprint the system
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

How to determine Backdoor:Win32/Hupigon.EA?

File Info:
name: F401298D083AF149FEDB.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/df7b7dba8f0a3cf2d3f511de17aebbbeb397d30f6a5d27e9e1f8d77e5ccd86d6crc32: 0755D2C4md5: f401298d083af149fedb87dee779f1d7sha1: 67e10f334f621ffc9bdd20deb7bd36d7d5be30a6sha256: df7b7dba8f0a3cf2d3f511de17aebbbeb397d30f6a5d27e9e1f8d77e5ccd86d6sha512: 02a003d57062b6d1c6b24ff075f1325889a3e4d6e854aa0b98c2e8b4d8b55216085531a31e03a65b823dc6bfdba5d4c238518987080fc120aa511b9021833f87ssdeep: 768:i2PwpmuqnQcXyuR6GHsw0FJFeZuSUxS+zx3yNNd0X8lnQY:iuuqnQcXyyoDFbe/+zxCnda8Ntype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1F3035C96B5A250F2C02CC6FC6C269259BE2E7430ADB846B679EF1DCDCDBD3D2490C116sha3_384: b78754e692d3b172c750f6145c8b8f0639682cd428fe0d2ea8d334e5d50dd0a2390342710214e876bcca6552cda7968cep_bytes: 608bd150535352505151515252535052timestamp: 2007-07-24 10:00:07
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Backdoor:Win32/Hupigon.EA also known as:

How to remove Backdoor:Win32/Hupigon.EA?

• 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.