Trojan

Trojan.Cometer information

Malware Removal

The Trojan.Cometer 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 Trojan.Cometer virus can do?

  • Creates RWX memory
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • Attempts to modify proxy settings

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz
a.tomx.xyz

How to determine Trojan.Cometer?


File Info:

crc32: B44E758A
md5: e916bbf8d1f29c31e76b14d1b3312872
name: kedi.exe
sha1: 21b9a71628279b805f6c77cf3d307cd2f25fa684
sha256: b09ae69a321c90a1cba756ccf747cc3fbfb052c0ec429ff9ab56f17e66d71a21
sha512: 5739d92bf74406485dd91f90cc364e45534d63cc67ce3b0147c78363925e926c6aa8be1a57462c34982538d8b6c37491bbd65d23dc1996d3d61ee997e5117f2e
ssdeep: 1536:I0zClvxTnal/0Dkb9QAvqS3E0ptGMb+KR0Nc8QsJq39:xmJdaZ9NvqWBue0Nc8QsC9
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

LegalCopyright: Copyright 2009 The Apache Software Foundation.
InternalName: ab.exe
FileVersion: 2.2.14
CompanyName: Apache Software Foundation
Comments: Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
ProductName: Apache HTTP Server
ProductVersion: 2.2.14
FileDescription: ApacheBench command line utility
OriginalFilename: ab.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Trojan.Cometer also known as:

BkavW32.FamVT.RorenNHc.Trojan
MicroWorld-eScanTrojan.CryptZ.Gen
FireEyeGeneric.mg.e916bbf8d1f29c31
McAfeeSwrort.i
CylanceUnsafe
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Swrort.B (v)
SangforMalware
K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 004c49f81 )
BitDefenderTrojan.CryptZ.Gen
K7GWTrojan ( 004c49f81 )
Cybereasonmalicious.8d1f29
TrendMicroBKDR_SWRORT.SM
F-ProtW32/Swrort.D
SymantecPacked.Generic.347
APEXMalicious
Paloaltogeneric.ml
ClamAVWin.Trojan.MSShellcode-7
GDataTrojan.CryptZ.Gen
KasperskyHEUR:Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen
AlibabaTrojan:Win32/Meterpreter.e67a9c75
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Shellcode.ewfvwj
ViRobotTrojan.Win32.Elzob.Gen
SUPERAntiSpywareTrojan.Backdoor-PoisonIvy
TencentWin32.Trojan.Generic.Ajbi
Endgamemalicious (high confidence)
SophosMal/EncPk-TZ
ComodoTrojWare.Win32.Rozena.A@4jwdqr
F-SecureTrojan.TR/Patched.Gen2
DrWebTrojan.Swrort.1
Invinceaheuristic
MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Trapminemalicious.high.ml.score
EmsisoftTrojan.CryptZ.Gen (B)
IkarusTrojan.Win32.Swrort
CyrenW32/Swrort.D
WebrootW32.Malware.Gen
AviraTR/Patched.Gen2
MAXmalware (ai score=89)
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.Rozena.ed
MicrosoftTrojan:Win32/Meterpreter.O
ArcabitTrojan.CryptZ.Gen
AegisLabTrojan.Win32.Generic.mBnE
ZoneAlarmHEUR:Trojan.Win32.Cometer.gen
CynetMalicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3Trojan/Win32.Shell.R1283
Acronissuspicious
BitDefenderThetaGen:NN.ZexaF.34138.eq1@aicnxYpi
ALYacTrojan.CryptZ.Gen
VBA32Trojan.Cometer
MalwarebytesTrojan.Rozena
PandaTrj/GdSda.A
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Rozena.CP
TrendMicro-HouseCallBKDR_SWRORT.SM
RisingHackTool.Swrort!1.6477 (CLOUD)
YandexTrojan.Rosena.Gen.1
SentinelOneDFI – Malicious PE
eGambitTrojan.Generic
FortinetW32/Generic.AC.C0!tr
Ad-AwareTrojan.CryptZ.Gen
AVGWin32:SwPatch [Wrm]
AvastWin32:SwPatch [Wrm]
CrowdStrikewin/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Qihoo-360Win32/Trojan.44b

How to remove Trojan.Cometer?

Trojan.Cometer removal tool
  • 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.

About the author

Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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