Strictor.668 removal guide

The Strictor.668 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.668 virus can do?

• Injection (inter-process)
• Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Likely installs a bootkit via raw harddisk modifications
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Attempts to restart the guest VM
• Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
• Creates a copy of itself
• Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Strictor.668?

File Info:
crc32: 26499BC7md5: 6d429e0d28380368d559624468f23810name: 6D429E0D28380368D559624468F23810.mlwsha1: f6781946b8db7abfce4f763f97d9393a00954aeesha256: 06c893f9e0cc1d40f22385de043a2607b8b1de8672414166fab31760b4bad096sha512: 2f3bf5b8488b4b5f32a3495b235ca834a5e6e922144f871d7d4ab5aab6f6b1fb20928aed6ddf8645832f875a8f3b22e86a9a51012679b9647c608f74bf61da86ssdeep: 768:Xp81+HL6w+Gyvq3hM1fF3Ln4cJSd09JBW/CHrzZclyJ7OHEAIykj8xQ2Gkeg4+B:X4GL9mptTJY/CLzGHZxOl9+oYXujBKtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Strictor.668 also known as:

How to remove Strictor.668?

• 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.