About “Backdoor:Win32/Plugx.M” infection

The Backdoor:Win32/Plugx.M 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/Plugx.M virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Behavioural detection: Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Behavioural detection: PlugX
• CAPE detected the shellcode get eip malware family
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine Backdoor:Win32/Plugx.M?

File Info:
name: 6370F5D3E2CCBCB2D63D.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/9032a1644f525baaafa5199edf29fb18c71a8c221264c2890e1ec475138fc317crc32: 3F5EA9BBmd5: 6370f5d3e2ccbcb2d63d0c9dc9b3aa91sha1: 224bc78a38bdb5bc8e4bdaf2311644709534a88fsha256: 9032a1644f525baaafa5199edf29fb18c71a8c221264c2890e1ec475138fc317sha512: 30b4667862ef892785a584ae2ac4c54fc863d3eeacdc18fe643c6d7fa44d9c1c1eec4626a3aaf9098248142597c4c716aee0f19831bb5c2350868081114a216fssdeep: 6144:bcWMJJhqryYP/daqSCUFtRbUN5T//FCQx12xGc9AthMc8rcflQD6h/:bczJJhqrVPl7UFnUTFjxwWhj8Y9x/type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1F564021377D2407AE59293302A3D93A9E6BCFD3021B69507E7E1351D3FB0692C91AB63sha3_384: f42d936fc6ebf5ea29ccab249bb7202678b1a2b349a1b41ee46002f25378645ce2fc31113318bede945b4a2b3661ca53ep_bytes: e8e3feffff33c050505050e8be2b0000timestamp: 2010-02-10 13:09:37
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Backdoor:Win32/Plugx.M also known as:

How to remove Backdoor:Win32/Plugx.M?

• 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.