What is “Backdoor:Win32/Zegost!B”?

The Backdoor:Win32/Zegost!B 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/Zegost!B virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
• Creates RWX memory
• Loads a driver
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task by a long amount of time.
• 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
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

How to determine Backdoor:Win32/Zegost!B?

File Info:
crc32: 08676308
md5: fc89e50e57244a492c5e0a57e9f59268
name: windows.exe
sha1: 69c6ad151e7f93deb6641bd96bf91c1c97f0c8b5
sha256: fde7265f79adb5c24b7960903100b7210aeef14746c3380b52b704df0cd83278
sha512: f1185be2859127f420710b9003bb96d96e59ee7862a2b760189e0745fef9401eb7542e743b43eb4430551f81a4f434bd98e05df6569076de09a1ad8fca677571
ssdeep: 6144:CSuxNOug5MI3KBau3EO8iZrEXA2czL6mWzdoZtAznpGuGEwJvfJ0sSVC:zux9g5F6U2WOWczLygAzN6fJD
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Backdoor:Win32/Zegost!B also known as:

How to remove Backdoor:Win32/Zegost!B?

• 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.