What is “Generic.Zegost.3.5DD3CAAF”?

The Generic.Zegost.3.5DD3CAAF 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 Generic.Zegost.3.5DD3CAAF virus can do?

• Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (2 unique times)
• Creates RWX memory
• Detected script timer window indicative of sleep style evasion
• Expresses interest in specific running processes
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• A process created a hidden window
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• A scripting utility was executed
• Code injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• 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 copy of itself
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

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How to determine Generic.Zegost.3.5DD3CAAF?

File Info:
crc32: 5AA83755md5: b5320fa937a04bcca426e526f38559dename: B5320FA937A04BCCA426E526F38559DE.mlwsha1: ebd831e18763e02e1e044bded0fb9c74e61af619sha256: 9e843cbba6597a4fd0bf36bdd4dcb207ce81121e88205f4d62f048475e4add43sha512: 6581a3243cea5b419bd7c251f424c97df9e4b2cb1e172f3f333ff4e48972018a10671b8d076781dc06a48e0d88f4a2e2c614b66790a08bd7a5504fc35b49ff50ssdeep: 1536:en7qM1ahwhwGCq2INknU0gDGcVsheUzvTwVNmU:I7qHhwdp16wUTTw2Utype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2013 Thunder Network45InternalName: FileVersion: 1CompanyName: Thunder NetworkPrivateBuild: LegalTrademarks: Comments: ProductName: Thunder BHO Platform66SpecialBuild: ProductVersion: FileDescription: Thunder BHO Platform23OriginalFilename: Thunder BHO Platform is a trademark of Thunder Network56Translation: 0x0804 0x04b0

Generic.Zegost.3.5DD3CAAF also known as:

How to remove Generic.Zegost.3.5DD3CAAF?

• 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.