Should I remove “Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.wxkj”?

The Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.wxkj 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 Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.wxkj virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Injection (inter-process)
• Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
• Creates RWX memory
• Mimics the system’s user agent string for its own requests
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
• Starts servers listening on 0.0.0.0:21931, :0, 127.0.0.1:14326
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Code injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by Cuckoo
• Steals private information from local Internet browsers
• A system process is generating network traffic likely as a result of process injection
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Collects information about installed applications
• Attempts to modify browser security settings
• Harvests credentials from local FTP client softwares
• Attempts to interact with an Alternate Data Stream (ADS)
• Creates a slightly modified copy of itself
• Collects information to fingerprint the system
• Anomalous binary characteristics

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How to determine Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.wxkj?

File Info:
crc32: A20AA5E5md5: 163227657e9aaf06c135a875efd50c2bname: 163227657E9AAF06C135A875EFD50C2B.mlwsha1: 697946efb70a7a41708287d0627a510c84e00d59sha256: 10d2dbfdaeea9053d1478714f7150f056e28daec978f2b5cdf8fe969fad27cb9sha512: efe6536ac625f3499fccbc25e0c1a59f6d42c8e7028f235ca835900a623d8ead540d205331ca0f846ac06bab98853dbf788bbcf24e20e8f36d774b67c38f1fa1ssdeep: 12288:hQVZYCNtjkJftO5hcl3iRvp1pnKMhesiZ:gYCDwfx3G19Hes+type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: K SoftwareInternalName: CompanyName: K SoftwareLegalTrademarks: Comments: ProductName: kSignProductVersion: 1.0.0.0FileDescription: kSign - The Easy Code Signing UtilityOriginalFilename: Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4

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How to remove Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.wxkj?

• 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.