About “NetTool.Win32.TorJok.aba” infection

The NetTool.Win32.TorJok.aba 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 NetTool.Win32.TorJok.aba virus can do?

• Starts servers listening on 127.0.0.1:9050
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Performs some HTTP requests
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Installs Tor on the infected machine
• Writes a potential ransom message to disk
• Anomalous binary characteristics

Related domains:

How to determine NetTool.Win32.TorJok.aba?

File Info:
crc32: 841488D1
md5: 75859d07835b5d04929d90d3009f1456
name: tor-0.2.4.6-alpha-win32.exe
sha1: a6b9a86aaa35540cb39f7e8b3fa3be196a467333
sha256: 118de5796007eee9da12398ace66c537c37b502c2d7d73cfc892d09e6157ddb1
sha512: 715d67a5ef9c5c8d1d5874ef96afd0d1a1caae2ac25ee18d43b0f6ad70025394ceec0b3352c46bcf0d14d4d64415e03f2cf92c93bedfd891add130f965365aad
ssdeep: 49152:zzlX7DRT0ZUr5PnGMQdJ/jF7a3lr8wqQ+bOXkB7YEq+cRZC:zzltTzr5PnGMWNhGVr3+bD7DovC
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: xa92004-2008, Roger Dingledine, Nick Mathewson. xa92009 The Tor Project, Inc. 
FileVersion: 0.2.4.6-alpha
LegalTrademarks: Three line BSD
Comments: https://www.torproject.org/
ProductName: The Onion Router: Tor
FileDescription: Tor is an implementation of Onion Routing. You can read more at https://www.torproject.org/
Translation: 0x0000 0x04e4

NetTool.Win32.TorJok.aba also known as:

How to remove NetTool.Win32.TorJok.aba?

• 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.