Virus:Win32/Viking.KQ removal

The Virus:Win32/Viking.KQ 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 Virus:Win32/Viking.KQ virus can do?

• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Creates RWX memory
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Enumerates the modules from a process (may be used to locate base addresses in process injection)
• Enumerates running processes
• Expresses interest in specific running processes
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Manipulates data from or to the Recycle Bin
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Attempts to modify desktop wallpaper
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Created a process from a suspicious location
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Likely virus infection of existing system binary
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

How to determine Virus:Win32/Viking.KQ?

File Info:
name: 5963DD02C1035B38352E.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/4f96d9c1a2f84c258a224fe1920ecea9a99309b621c10f5483203bc9d5eccf2acrc32: F9C4D3F0md5: 5963dd02c1035b38352e2e4300be409bsha1: 2f689f83af441eed010f585bcff6786877aa5853sha256: 4f96d9c1a2f84c258a224fe1920ecea9a99309b621c10f5483203bc9d5eccf2asha512: 6384b5d2a55a780ec73f46cdc3028fdeb5cd5d4fa016fdbdd92ff16abcc94edc363ff704d032e83729aa94ff7d2b4151dfd6664dff16d72cbd769ab6a8f7b610ssdeep: 3072:ZKSkQOueDKHPamHd6xr2NvGz7yJ8nD9UR9whwtvTRMBP3npj4+gLS84UoV37Egv:EQOuVaQd/vWE8RUNKBP3npj4/0hvtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T10E142851B7E6B072F0B26AB05DB995A12C3BBE601F3484DFB19D4A4E5B732C14838763sha3_384: a7f13cc978d047a3492269cbba61b5a4fad3026512841eb56d0105a82aa8023351e3e91816ad13f07d6337974a7b41f9ep_bytes: 558bec83c4f0b8a40c4100e81c34fffftimestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17
Version Info:
CompanyName: FileDescription: FileVersion: 1.0.0.0InternalName: LegalCopyright: LegalTrademarks: OriginalFilename: ProductName: ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0Comments: Translation: 0x0804 0x03a8

Virus:Win32/Viking.KQ also known as:

How to remove Virus:Win32/Viking.KQ?

• 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.