About “ML/PE-A + Mal/FareitVB-F” infection

The ML/PE-A + Mal/FareitVB-F 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 ML/PE-A + Mal/FareitVB-F virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Created a process from a suspicious location
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine ML/PE-A + Mal/FareitVB-F?

File Info:
name: DEF12A16ED00FC1C9881.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/23f374e6027217452156cc3560b1ea8783b5210c86279954cd854562dd0eb3a8crc32: BB65FC32md5: def12a16ed00fc1c9881839e06039e8asha1: cf34b42801dfe9a273aced12c353cb1c96602036sha256: 23f374e6027217452156cc3560b1ea8783b5210c86279954cd854562dd0eb3a8sha512: 9cce910cf80047a21b70cd4fd531b34b5dceb1153f9f9adddc160036a76861beeaff0d1e30fdda0a2a56ab8553ecd6dfbfa0a0198ce540f2b68520fc8b08488bssdeep: 196608:UXgxWv5WsBxPNSfqz+sBXPGc97MK9ptm7/Z18hE2zLaskd:igov5jB5n5eK7MKBmTyEqmDtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1297633E5AC1406B7DE599C7EE70D89104E8D8C2608D44EAA52DFE27B3DE0A48CE3D5DCsha3_384: e250578462e9efb6929fd4c0b8e93b6e452ed2121b6963364bee0e01f91764abc1420d80cd74d53dff8c455f1afcebf6ep_bytes: 68249eb500e8f0ffffff000000000000timestamp: 2016-05-31 16:29:50
Version Info:
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0CompanyName: MirSoftProductName: NaiadaceaeFileVersion: 1.00ProductVersion: 1.00InternalName: XcOriginalFilename: Xc.exe

ML/PE-A + Mal/FareitVB-F also known as:

How to remove ML/PE-A + Mal/FareitVB-F?

• 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.