Virus:Win32/Viking.KX information

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

• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Scheduled file move on reboot detected
• Creates RWX memory
• Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• 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
• Drops a binary and executes it
• 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
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Created a process from a suspicious location
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Exhibits possible ransomware file modification behavior
• The sample wrote data to the system hosts file.
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

How to determine Virus:Win32/Viking.KX?

File Info:
name: 3FF88479406BE6995114.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/493d4295766c283c8551a0e4c56434f182a2d9ac920e98b9789abb4e7c2aa590crc32: 2C6A8BDFmd5: 3ff88479406be6995114ac1980385a54sha1: fd08d2509b297a8a8dacae608c5171276ee36c4asha256: 493d4295766c283c8551a0e4c56434f182a2d9ac920e98b9789abb4e7c2aa590sha512: 1e34663b3841107e3bbc2ddd98c01d3ee7d53395f48df4999e019ce117b38011c4a903008dabace1c187bed359d05078220b8057ecd26cdba2c507151164f20bssdeep: 3072:nCSjGoLpWM65lmjxk3fiDjp+RYJV80mZy829Kdrud3EtrGRMaN/rg1ZC:9Xymca/p+0rH82AdrifN/stype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T166144B41B3CC77B1E1F24A755C2CF6949E79BD202D11EC6BB388360F46796D18928E72sha3_384: cbc93794245fdd34ca3f8894cc49d3e27276ad56b9560b6ab0d22a3794eabd7d16ba49a7f0f41e7bd96457e75bd8c8d5ep_bytes: 90558bec83c4f0b89c0b4100eb950000timestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Virus:Win32/Viking.KX also known as:

How to remove Virus:Win32/Viking.KX?

• 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.