PUP.Optional.CRaccoon information

The PUP.Optional.CRaccoon 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 PUP.Optional.CRaccoon virus can do?

• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Creates RWX memory
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found browser, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Enumerates running processes
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• 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
• 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
• Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• Collects and encrypts information about the computer likely to send to C2 server
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Attempts to identify installed analysis tools by a known file location
• Harvests cookies for information gathering

How to determine PUP.Optional.CRaccoon?

File Info:
name: F2944A6942BAED06F517.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/3a80d64af2229b01ab2ff9e8e749a0daae743a25c9a094dc063b8c5a37c7a5b1crc32: 2C35B678md5: f2944a6942baed06f51777105b7bd8b6sha1: f66fffb9ed4ca4e987c2422bc83a4105cdf43b52sha256: 3a80d64af2229b01ab2ff9e8e749a0daae743a25c9a094dc063b8c5a37c7a5b1sha512: 287735af7a5388eb5084ae4a4488d570591f28476c44abd36bfaac3f2fa96ddc468eddfb1fb2462f1b6581537c207834b3f39a4a651a51766b6f69be2ea2284bssdeep: 98304:1asDx80C0FweqtqbfiPO7T9XcrQbrF5vFNsGXwWMcy5M:1NV8B037i27T9Xbbp5voG6cntype: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windowstlsh: T1B216E0067A98E9E9D0769238A7735BC1E379B8050370D9DF0383476EDF1A1A27E39790sha3_384: d367b301b88b90f1e2fa51a0ec654a01d42e3ce85adda220e4598ecc529b630c358ec046d521ff3e950a4704620f22bfep_bytes: 4883ec28e81b0800004883c428e97afetimestamp: 2021-07-26 13:04:38
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

PUP.Optional.CRaccoon also known as:

How to remove PUP.Optional.CRaccoon?

• 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.