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Heur.VIZ.2 removal guide

The Heur.VIZ.2 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 Heur.VIZ.2 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 0.0.0.0:23545, :0
  • Expresses interest in specific running processes
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Drops a binary and executes it
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
  • 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
  • Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by Cuckoo
  • Steals private information from local Internet browsers
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
  • Creates Zeus (Banking Trojan) mutexes
  • Zeus P2P (Banking Trojan)
  • 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:

www.espmexusa.ru

How to determine Heur.VIZ.2?


File Info:

crc32: EB226F6Amd5: cb723e4485749f47ae956c778d9b0207name: CB723E4485749F47AE956C778D9B0207.mlwsha1: a0eac9be4f02c459de134e489f905d54188e1c79sha256: d4665a78d81b39847c69cd3d9f1f0d55c30aa63e3781b77be1b81deb3ae71602sha512: 90664d49bbf4b930e122e0c771d057ac24d5183b8b06f0349f99081ef64ab5f092e7c437887dea3ad65670fc7669056111e190ead5523c59782609d023b5a6bbssdeep: 3072:+15sk6w1wucgJQfhaEl6sMpsOG6CZUNiOC7Y1gg7U5tI:+TsSvSfcElapsONqOC7gvtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:

LegalCopyright: 2002-2010 (c) MoRUN.net. All rights reserved.InternalName: Sticker.exeFileVersion: 6.3CompanyName: MoRUN.netProductName: MoRUN.net Sticker LiteProductVersion: 6.3FileDescription: MoRUN.net Sticker LiteOriginalFilename: Sticker.exeTranslation: 0x0409 0x04e4

Heur.VIZ.2 also known as:

Bkav W32.MosquitoQKB.Fam.Trojan
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( f1000f011 )
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb Trojan.PWS.Panda.547
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac Gen:Heur.VIZ.2
Cylance Unsafe
Zillya Trojan.Genome.Win32.90671
Sangfor Infostealer.Win32.Zbot.gen!Y
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba TrojanPSW:Win32/QAKBOT.ea058794
K7GW Trojan ( f1000f011 )
Cybereason malicious.485749
Cyren W32/Zbot.DA.gen!Eldorado
Symantec Trojan.Zbot
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Spy.Zbot.YW
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Zbot-18444
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender Gen:Heur.VIZ.2
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Crypted.crtrqk
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.A.Zbot.150528.AC[UPX]
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Heur.VIZ.2
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Generic.Taes
Ad-Aware Gen:Heur.VIZ.2
Sophos ML/PE-A + Troj/Agent-QGB
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.XPACK.Gen@2ho5ur
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.34294.jmKfaGj7iyoc
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.lbu (v)
TrendMicro TROJ_CRYPTR.SMAM
McAfee-GW-Edition PWS-Zbot.gen.fp
FireEye Generic.mg.cb723e4485749f47
Emsisoft Gen:Heur.VIZ.2 (B)
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin TrojanSpy.Zbot.autx
Webroot W32.Malware.Gen
Avira TR/Dropper.Gen
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.22710A
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Generic_01.f.(kcloud)
Microsoft PWS:Win32/Zbot.gen!Y
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Kryptik
GData Gen:Heur.VIZ.2
TACHYON Trojan-Spy/W32.ZBot.150528.AT
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Zbot.R2835
McAfee PWS-Zbot.gen.fp
MAX malware (ai score=100)
VBA32 Trojan.Zeus.EA.0999
Panda Bck/Qbot.AO
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_CRYPTR.SMAM
Yandex Trojan.Genome!oPEvZHbdui8
Ikarus Trojan-PWS.Win32.Zbot
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.3664915.susgen
Fortinet W32/Kryptik.NAS!tr
AVG Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto generic.ml

How to remove Heur.VIZ.2?

  • 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.
Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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