Should I remove “Mal/Sohana-A”?

The Mal/Sohana-A 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 Mal/Sohana-A virus can do?

• Sample contains Overlay data
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities to create a scheduled task
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Attempts to masquerade or mimic a legitimate process or file name
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine Mal/Sohana-A?

File Info:
name: B4E8A5D94F59E6F5603A.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/7300d19450dc9de69012bb7d8546b3c861325daeb699f0a3cd44eec76317f97ecrc32: EDBB288Dmd5: b4e8a5d94f59e6f5603a74a2ea5b7865sha1: c5cab3d7f96d295f1f8273ecb9a62e62e3af5313sha256: 7300d19450dc9de69012bb7d8546b3c861325daeb699f0a3cd44eec76317f97esha512: dd3308d20bfc91698657d3a6280d9a8e790e2da3eead21328d3430ec25a7eedc1eeaa140d2dae5494618f780e742af2e93d8683474e0ea0eed0529a70f6cf8bdssdeep: 12288:mhkDgouVA2nxKkorvdRgQriDwOIxmxiZnYQE7PJcbNm0D3c2F:WRmJkcoQricOIQxiZY1WNmCs2Ftype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1B5F4AF21F5C68036C2B327B19E7EF76A9A3D79360336D19727C82D315EA05816B29733sha3_384: ff4a4cf1cb8a1c0ba5bb5f519e7beeefab9fad75b9ff66decc0611a161931a7109af4e9702d83576e2e6db6fe8e72502ep_bytes: e816900000e989feffffcccccccccc55timestamp: 2012-01-29 21:32:28
Version Info:
FileDescription: FileVersion: 3, 3, 8, 1CompiledScript: AutoIt v3 Script: 3, 3, 8, 1Translation: 0x0809 0x04b0

Mal/Sohana-A also known as:

How to remove Mal/Sohana-A?

• 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.