Trojan.Zbot.VXGen removal guide

The Trojan.Zbot.VXGen 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.Zbot.VXGen virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Creates RWX memory
• Mimics the system’s user agent string for its own requests
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• Starts servers listening on 0.0.0.0:22980, :0
• Enumerates running processes
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Code injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Behavioural detection: Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Created a process from a suspicious location
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Collects information to fingerprint the system
• Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Trojan.Zbot.VXGen?

File Info:
name: F6C3E790FE6F3E649094.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/38ae3580635f6fadfdf3b25dec11650151f8e41b00218189a2de1fd33a2b8b73crc32: A1926771md5: f6c3e790fe6f3e64909453e8dd7b7facsha1: d66d5a9cd1685359e841e337eda29f594f207fc8sha256: 38ae3580635f6fadfdf3b25dec11650151f8e41b00218189a2de1fd33a2b8b73sha512: c18b3bca06e84022da15d6e8fc9c1f070fb2e70791e6690af7b8339be21797d4760a7e392cd7b1fb04cbedd16ffd13eb8d922109247ea203bf73d4054a47390bssdeep: 6144:txtPFM3idRGdGhKlBBfJjNxYEljjeRkisJ:txtFgiFGBNFlAatype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1C144481C5B7D4C2EC354B6BDCFB19CE6B338691620637A2A4F4BF3155339E4224862E9sha3_384: dc8196150b79c86f9451596096907aba6af6040ecdb161b4922a1db9c98a32e8feea09befd3604a4c57c17ee7de55fd6ep_bytes: 68a8fa4200e8f0ffffff000000000000timestamp: 2014-11-03 18:39:37
Version Info:
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0Comments: Bruchflächen1CompanyName: FileZilla ProjectProductName: Riesenproblemen2FileVersion: 8.03.0006ProductVersion: 8.03.0006InternalName: Mikrokarten6OriginalFilename: Mikrokarten6.exe

Trojan.Zbot.VXGen also known as:

How to remove Trojan.Zbot.VXGen?

• 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.