Win32/Dnscat2.F removal instruction

The Win32/Dnscat2.F 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.

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What Win32/Dnscat2.F virus can do?

At least one process apparently crashed during execution
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Win32/Dnscat2.F?


File Info:
name: D870314F7480CFB74A6A.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/c3de229b753cc651fc47a1ffd8675ad159f5fdaf5d096d66e8f7c25184448f27
crc32: D409E238
md5: d870314f7480cfb74a6ac9c2c85abd45
sha1: fd02e3d0f4c83428a83c25ef47d6f371a1d274d8
sha256: c3de229b753cc651fc47a1ffd8675ad159f5fdaf5d096d66e8f7c25184448f27
sha512: 2fd6dea74b9916dfd8c2dc47c6b3232eb38f880c2bc0bee4daf00fe67743b2e4f758e8361e7313bc2b971e3eb68debb3c7e5e6f76e09164e1e606e481102e270
ssdeep: 3072:Tq1mgXea5Rwp5HTmQ8aZQwdh9z/H4z895FY6acwtmDj6ug4IFWrS5LZTe9oXH:OmgXeaqTrndh9D4w9fJattJug4JMZTeS
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T14F14AF3174D1C072D577193404E4C771AE6DBE220B60985B7BAC273E8F316B1972AAAF
sha3_384: 93cec6509aa2019290380638efec7c27309aae457b574302f9d19ef1ddf12b8e9272fd861782e6da84111ec06c2daed3
ep_bytes: e860040000e974feffff558bec8325b0
timestamp: 2022-07-28 07:09:43

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Dnscat2.F also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Lazy.186284
FireEye	Generic.mg.d870314f7480cfb7
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Lazy.186284
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
tehtris	Generic.Malware
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Dnscat2.F
APEX	Malicious
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Lazy.186284
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Lazy.186284
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Lazy.186284 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
GData	Gen:Variant.Lazy.186284
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1228742
Arcabit	Trojan.Lazy.D2D7AC
Microsoft	Program:Win32/Wacapew.C!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34806.luW@a42sECoi
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Lazy.186284
MAX	malware (ai score=85)
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Wacatac
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.515446205
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.80 (RDML:IxGN2JeaFlJoKXJPifqMCQ)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!TLG7sOJJQZk
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Dnscat2
Fortinet	W32/Dnscat2.F!tr
Cybereason	malicious.f7480c

How to remove Win32/Dnscat2.F?

Win32/Dnscat2.F removal tool

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.

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