Mint.Zard.5 malicious file

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.

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What Mint.Zard.5 virus can do?

Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Mint.Zard.5?


File Info:
name: CFE98B174A13FCFC1D1D.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/da9d5c0958889c994f22e7e9014185ae5f42b24adbc31a2aa6f709f93b478718
crc32: 201E87E7
md5: cfe98b174a13fcfc1d1db210a00560a2
sha1: 352cb7e1961ceb01833d32ce4ef778ce2475dcbc
sha256: da9d5c0958889c994f22e7e9014185ae5f42b24adbc31a2aa6f709f93b478718
sha512: 93ba92c22c1929cae2188ab0d5613db3f0e2d09d48c56219513f386da5d3e8b0795b52ccf1c7a44c350af0b187e760741ee877df2aa4494de14c0ff7cb1ebb40
ssdeep: 12288:wNkNWk4EcPIM/1cZylkkXm3ZN3GEH13ZjCXol9n34/zrZTBs5N5YUflMGV:TNoEcPV/gyzXyT3GiF5CXA1IgT5nflM
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T14E159E3265614062E2F10173BA38D670AD2CEF28171484AEE3D4FD5D7EB8496B7BB253
sha3_384: 64bd3f8ee0c463f0f3ec03aedda988320fb2e44b09015ff31716c1042fcc55aa8e4daad57947fce2e377d2a9bb8ede9a
ep_bytes: e81a050000e98efeffff8b4424088b4c
timestamp: 2017-11-19 02:29:15

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
Lionic	Virus.Win32.Senoval.n!c
DrWeb	Win32.Beetle.2
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Mint.Zard.5
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Backdoor.cc
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Mint.Zard.5
Cylance	unsafe
Zillya	Backdoor.Sinowal.Win32.22824
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Patched.V8mk
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005ad28b1 )
Alibaba	Virus:Win32/Senoval.30828770
K7GW	Trojan ( 005ad28b1 )
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.6143A4F61F
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Patched.NKM
Kaspersky	Virus.Win32.Senoval.a
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Mint.Zard.5
NANO-Antivirus	Virus.Win32.Gen-Crypt.ccnc
Avast	Win32:Patched-AWW [Trj]
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.80 (RDML:p2bkKNLQKVl4UVErBQ6gCA)
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Mint.Zard.5 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Patched.Gen
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Mint.Zard.5
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.cfe98b174a13fcfc
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Patched
Google	Detected
Avira	TR/Patched.Gen
Varist	W32/Convagent.DP.gen!Eldorado
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Patched
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Caynamer.A!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Mint.Zard.5
ZoneAlarm	Virus.Win32.Senoval.a
GData	Win32.Trojan.PSE.12WYU30
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Generic.C5481517
McAfee	Artemis!CFE98B174A13
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
VBA32	BScope.TrojanDownloader.Emotet
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware/Suspicious
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
Tencent	Trojan.Win32.Pathced_ya.16001052
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Patched.IP!tr
AVG	Win32:Patched-AWW [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Mint.Zard.5?

Mint.Zard.5 removal tool

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.

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