What is “Backdoor:Win32/Hupigon.ZAO!bit”?

The Backdoor:Win32/Hupigon.ZAO!bit 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.ZAO!bit virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Behavioural detection: Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Attempts to identify installed AV products by registry key
• Detects Bochs through the presence of a registry key
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• CAPE detected injection into a browser process, likely for Man-In-Browser (MITB) infostealing
• Creates a copy of itself
• Harvests cookies for information gathering
• Created a service that was not started
• Collects information to fingerprint the system
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine Backdoor:Win32/Hupigon.ZAO!bit?

File Info:
name: 8F871FFAF5ECAE9B600D.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/aaaef790b8f213a57f1e4ad06cbec842eb9938c06be7c6ca051a73459f4f76a7crc32: 57DE7A56md5: 8f871ffaf5ecae9b600ddd3725bb4bc3sha1: 26a75e4ae2fbcd49d8d3123214e4052db3791926sha256: aaaef790b8f213a57f1e4ad06cbec842eb9938c06be7c6ca051a73459f4f76a7sha512: 1259c80b59728528192f61b12a225575621c78d89d3821cc08a0073f96ab01af3dadd2e58d75fa5a5b21d57a3c7850a11cd72f95625d757742a9074762bf7e27ssdeep: 12288:GSpqEkqH+e+GKu/SGZSAGLpNPBUFYc3I+n86IDApi5UJpbTRPaiPZyX:psZm1+GKuHgA0BUyc3I+np6IjbTtXPUtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T13EF48E32F3D09437E1672B388C6B97A5993ABF102D28B5467BE41E4C4F396817D292D3sha3_384: 430aebd7327cf468b6a68a018fcd4aea93dbcdfc778d6247d155b788e6d0a49f484bcab096760425c44041df99451a63ep_bytes: 558becb9100000006a006a004975f953timestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Backdoor:Win32/Hupigon.ZAO!bit also known as:

How to remove Backdoor:Win32/Hupigon.ZAO!bit?

• 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.