About “Barys.688” infection

The Barys.688 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 Barys.688 virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Creates RWX memory
• Mimics the system’s user agent string for its own requests
• At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
• Starts servers listening on 0.0.0.0:39616, :0
• 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
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Code injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by Cuckoo
• Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• A system process is generating network traffic likely as a result of process injection
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Creates Zeus (Banking Trojan) mutexes
• Zeus P2P (Banking Trojan)
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Attempts to modify browser security settings
• Harvests credentials from local FTP client softwares
• Creates a slightly modified copy of itself
• Collects information to fingerprint the system
• Clears web history

Related domains:

How to determine Barys.688?

File Info:
crc32: 464B9C5Fmd5: c2084a44e3fcd141806bdab12dd61f9fname: C2084A44E3FCD141806BDAB12DD61F9F.mlwsha1: 2225c420dc768800430c59c205d08f2eb8dedbf3sha256: 266d4c6415da0786f04b8166d384b3bd076438357a33cf55574a31553a09c0c5sha512: be72930391d4970d5c63bc3779913778e0fcf0f9bd9f1e9751faa627007844c3415494fe1be19b2434f5b4e2a3734904f73ddb03d3659347d6c85b909f75b561ssdeep: 3072:5mVWIqvkP6dKBT38AJvqyHQ3ARDO4WiAX8Lzx5yCWnM:5VIraItJY3iDO3iAXEzfyCjtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 2010 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved.InternalName: uiStubFileVersion: 9.3.0.6CompanyName: Symantec CorporationProductName: Norton Protection CenterProductVersion: 9.3.0.6FileDescription: Norton Protection Center UI StubTranslation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Barys.688 also known as:

How to remove Barys.688?

• 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.