DDoSTool.Nitol (file analysis)

The DDoSTool.Nitol 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 DDoSTool.Nitol virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• At least one process apparently crashed during execution
• Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Creates RWX memory
• Starts servers listening on 0.0.0.0:21
• Expresses interest in specific running processes
• 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
• Tries to suspend Cuckoo threads to prevent logging of malicious activity
• Code injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Crashed cuckoomon during analysis. Report this error to the Github repo.
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task by a long amount of time.
• Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by Cuckoo
• 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
• Clears Windows events or logs
• Creates a copy of itself
• Anomalous binary characteristics

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How to determine DDoSTool.Nitol?

File Info:
crc32: E9F51F8Bmd5: bf7417d6083d5826f12c30a3a0a2c568name: acv.exesha1: 9b3880b407eaad6e613a2d51838fb4ec2d708935sha256: d6f39902a98f70ac70e69d19eca5e17fbd6d226840164725a9b30c7d4e326843sha512: 868d224752960c845cb7d2be36e51699538c9daf0f7a26c004e9f4f827f2826ddfa0d132f8087ce8f6c918880111f4e12b24ec419d30b5d77b13591f6f302456ssdeep: 3072:m1F7IYHDq9ygVKmewdke6BViCIXBUpBjZhIIFwX2XYcOTyy08fZELIPdpayDH:m1F7IYHDBgtJrqpBlhII1XnO70AEsPrZtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

DDoSTool.Nitol also known as:

How to remove DDoSTool.Nitol?

• 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.