Should I remove “Virus:Win32/Viking.O”?

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

• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• 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
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Creates a copy of itself
• The sample wrote data to the system hosts file.
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

How to determine Virus:Win32/Viking.O?

File Info:
name: 824CCB9FE27FDA740B31.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/85ea4ba349dc3e2fd098d2e4990fe2c10a09dacec11cc5efdfeda165525c89aecrc32: A365B959md5: 824ccb9fe27fda740b31bb96ed31b118sha1: 255fbd7f8c30a9935a78eec473fef643d948273fsha256: 85ea4ba349dc3e2fd098d2e4990fe2c10a09dacec11cc5efdfeda165525c89aesha512: ea5cb9317646fd2bb1774a390bb46be5972bb40f65bf4213220fc5aa50c78ebad24e7878024420cfb2d0e07879c2a3070c5a004cc71083ccbf067a3e91cb7ff6ssdeep: 1536:B0bqBQiRBxl5EzcBK/eYb/ueCPK6xnvoqY2Q4vGRKSh3d2SYW:HbRBxl5NBkrmK6xI2NvGcSXiWtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1A5A36B66FAC2F572C82355BC8E05C2E5BD293E301F1C54ABB5AD1F4EDB7A2C2161C186sha3_384: e8b937d2d69f729a146c296e681bea08d1fdb5c55955b9c550dcf173da36fc6bb1878206a078699893fc407a71df7506ep_bytes: 558bec83c4f0b858114100e8f82ffffftimestamp: 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.O also known as:

How to remove Virus:Win32/Viking.O?

• 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.