About “Strictor.3572” infection

The Strictor.3572 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 Strictor.3572 virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine Strictor.3572?

File Info:
name: 79F76C110939B18B29A0.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/55bb395c442d1002ff639dc8e084748f3b0a967a61943ea27f5cbe7cb6a31468crc32: DEE7E4A3md5: 79f76c110939b18b29a0766450869956sha1: 64e596f56f1030ea69d519cb50516474272b3944sha256: 55bb395c442d1002ff639dc8e084748f3b0a967a61943ea27f5cbe7cb6a31468sha512: 6baaa6fae73ea4eba9c57e8dad7af85c76edbe19d8dee3ebaf15437fa37ed9158deee06edf53f6f7fd55c570c90c6ac86c8fc344f0eb6b6ff816a02543272a46ssdeep: 3072:YoO1/RxittW8U8HfQAsI7qPW15B+6ocvC+E:M/RUW8XstW15Bi+Etype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1B3D37E105A92CFB6C81112B96420A76741BF3E60B6EFC563E2B9F05BF674B827F36141sha3_384: 1afa749a4606da116708728497f5799a2bfd5579d481e8555d42b90157841963eabebd816a4d4e385e2571e38bc5b449ep_bytes: e8071c0000e916feffff8bc18b4c2404timestamp: 2011-05-17 12:56:13
Version Info:
FileDescription: Host Process For Windows TasksFileVersion: 1,1,1,1InternalName: taskhost.exeLegalCopyright: Microsoft CorporationOriginalFilename: ProductName: Host Process For Windows TasksProductVersion: 1.0.0.0Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Strictor.3572 also known as:

How to remove Strictor.3572?

• 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.