About “BAT/Qhost.NUQ” infection

The BAT/Qhost.NUQ 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 BAT/Qhost.NUQ virus can do?

• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Detected script timer window indicative of sleep style evasion
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• Loads a driver
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• A process created a hidden window
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• A scripting utility was executed
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• 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
• Attempts to identify installed AV products by installation directory
• Modifies system policies to prevent the launching of specific applications or executables
• Attempts to disable Windows Defender
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

How to determine BAT/Qhost.NUQ?

File Info:
crc32: E70FBF95md5: 6030356a5b251453221f9d69bb742195name: apl.exesha1: 678c50c8ef0f609f62de942f5dbcf722d47326bdsha256: a2c1fdc70e5f34d9d69c31983fde3b6e417ffbe078a295d1f0d023bed0155919sha512: 5ba340d6bbdcc27623e7b8e3f7d348a42c1896f1fe8a5839e3e194012e8a08b31df120e0cb1e122fd3c5ec671bdce342e7ebb8a0abee3c39e7c466ec77b7cc6bssdeep: 196608:PjjwRIWTxeDn55W47M0X3Zkk2GOEF27hoa+vYgpjbiD71hMikQA8:PIR9Tw5JMsZxOEFcobvYglidA8type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
Translation: 0x0809 0x04b0

BAT/Qhost.NUQ also known as:

How to remove BAT/Qhost.NUQ?

• 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.