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About “Mint.Zard.5” infection

Published Feb 27, 2024 Malware category 3 min read
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What to verify before removal

This report keeps About “Mint.Zard.5” infection in the active library because the detection has enough technical context to support a careful second-opinion scan and cleanup decision.

Start by comparing the local file name with 8CE69B35A39EF7B10267.mlw, then review the behavior notes for persistence entries, dropped files, unusual processes, and browser or network changes. This helps separate a matching detection from a different file that only shares a similar alert name.

Observed file
8CE69B35A39EF7B10267.mlw
  • Compare the suspicious file name with 8CE69B35A39EF7B10267.mlw.
  • Confirm the detection name matches About “Mint.Zard.5” infection before removing related files.
  • Review the report for persistence entries, dropped files, unusual processes, and browser or network changes so the cleanup is based on observed behavior, not only the label.
  • Run a full scan, quarantine confirmed detections, and restart before signing back in to sensitive accounts.

The Mint.Zard.5 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 Mint.Zard.5 virus can do?

  • Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
  • Drops a binary and executes it
  • The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • Authenticode signature is invalid
  • CAPE detected the shellcode get eip malware family
  • Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine Mint.Zard.5?



File Info:

name: 8CE69B35A39EF7B10267.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/011e5c16de34b933c2c2d0ed6cf560cea6e7d47b8bb893984e1895e8e83c8c9e
crc32: CF18BFF2
md5: 8ce69b35a39ef7b1026719f9faf95ec0
sha1: d0c128b4b174f64cc005c52534b114cba28580eb
sha256: 011e5c16de34b933c2c2d0ed6cf560cea6e7d47b8bb893984e1895e8e83c8c9e
sha512: 01ba77ac1649b79dd5a413e1be2b80356e98e294444401b7f7a3198db45264e57bda6196a5a52ca415670ab4a412628e8736e803767b9b08bce99ac7de916df7
ssdeep: 12288:M4qyPk3XxRlO+I8F2bMsOdz81DdN3GEHzwfP4SSzOzITsTTZo8bueE7F:MyqXxRg+Z2osT1z3Gi8fPDHTDueu
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T12405AF3265A54013E7F102B3BE28D1307E2CAE2817648D6DE2D4FE1D6ABC4916BF7257
sha3_384: d1b1169d2266c2084f7eb206fb2132c956592d6c1a623db040c99e8ca9b312f3516619d2fcc2471a124bb9f611c9e009
ep_bytes: e81a050000e98efeffff8b4424088b4c
timestamp: 2017-11-18 19:00:21


Version Info:

CompanyName: Python Software Foundation
FileDescription: Python 3.9.2 (64-bit)
FileVersion: 3.9.2150.0
InternalName: setup
LegalCopyright: Copyright (c) Python Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename: python-3.9.2-amd64.exe
ProductName: Python 3.9.2 (64-bit)
ProductVersion: 3.9.2150.0
Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4

Mint.Zard.5 also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetectMalware
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb Win32.Beetle.2
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Mint.Zard.5
FireEye Generic.mg.8ce69b35a39ef7b1
Skyhigh BehavesLike.Win32.Backdoor.cc
ALYac Gen:Variant.Mint.Zard.5
Cylance unsafe
Zillya Backdoor.Sinowal.Win32.22141
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Patched.Vcx3
Alibaba Virus:Win32/Senoval.30828770
K7GW Trojan ( 005ad28b1 )
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 005ad28b1 )
Arcabit Trojan.Mint.Zard.5
BitDefenderTheta AI:Packer.A8802D121F
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Patched.NKM
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky Virus.Win32.Senoval.a
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Mint.Zard.5
NANO-Antivirus Virus.Win32.Gen-Crypt.ccnc
Avast Win32:Patched-AWW [Trj]
Tencent Trojan.Win32.Pathced_ya.16001052
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Mint.Zard.5 (B)
F-Secure Trojan.TR/Patched.Gen
VIPRE Gen:Variant.Mint.Zard.5
Trapmine malicious.moderate.ml.score
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
SentinelOne Static AI – Suspicious PE
Google Detected
Avira TR/Patched.Gen
Antiy-AVL Trojan[Backdoor]/Win32.Sinowal
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Formbook!ml
ZoneAlarm Virus.Win32.Senoval.a
GData Win32.Trojan.PSE.12WYU30
Varist W32/Convagent.DP.gen!Eldorado
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win.Generic.C5481517
McAfee Artemis!8CE69B35A39E
MAX malware (ai score=86)
VBA32 BScope.TrojanDownloader.Emotet
Malwarebytes Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
Rising Trojan.Generic@AI.94 (RDML:DLRdgovHno+KfpWehCQbXA)
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Patched
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet W32/Patched.IP!tr
AVG Win32:Patched-AWW [Trj]
DeepInstinct MALICIOUS

How to remove Mint.Zard.5?

Recommended second-opinion scan

Verify the infection before changing system settings

Use GridinSoft Anti-Malware to run a full scan, review detected persistence entries, and quarantine confirmed threats before restarting Windows.

Download GridinSoft Anti-Malware
  • 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.