About “Backdoor:Win32/Venik” infection

The Backdoor:Win32/Venik 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/Venik virus can do?

• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Creates a hidden or system file
• Creates a copy of itself

How to determine Backdoor:Win32/Venik?

File Info:
crc32: 975C5EA8
md5: 1ed2122670b21b06c8e85ff984c96606
name: 1ED2122670B21B06C8E85FF984C96606.mlw
sha1: 401793ac6011e12da73a6a70ec1f7544fe8bfdb3
sha256: da72613a5622d4c7ac4c9e74c0eee59d1982d68490dbe0a48ebe0044e1d9eb0a
sha512: 1119e9198cf216f736176d4e9154ad2994989652fce7b78006f81a60b3c00dbb59ba5ec74dc8bb75226709c101c8bc7922bce0f5c008f117dec1ad543ade276c
ssdeep: 384:tfuPb0HzJw4a0UkqAV4fXt2C849tFrbUiR/7FxObMBPB70gajTcKF3Vh0:IoTJw4a0R5+MC849tnxY5TFg
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Backdoor:Win32/Venik also known as:

How to remove Backdoor:Win32/Venik?

• 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.