Categories: Malware

Win32/Filecoder.NUX removal guide

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What Win32/Filecoder.NUX virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
The executable is compressed using UPX
Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
Attempts to modify desktop wallpaper
Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
Writes a potential ransom message to disk

How to determine Win32/Filecoder.NUX?


File Info:
crc32: 725E5EFCmd5: 4f029ba5cccc075a5132565eb3eabcccname: 4F029BA5CCCC075A5132565EB3EABCCC.mlwsha1: 837e5c5e87d0179b5a32793a105734aa1906d7besha256: 8a28d340e9df3c693f39e13466a2b2cc7eaf9d21cff2bb4bd9cfe7e69b01e0acsha512: b46e054554ea854cad393f9f145f4a2f937c93bb4d871f8531fb7097e4889e7b5906430454220f5a3a3be561bff39ad7578e2fcc1c4c1b9fe6e256206886705essdeep: 24576:MkeJP6OCGJsf5fFtsF2l0ye6vcON71Rv:MkeJP6OCnBrsFlvs7type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Filecoder.NUX also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Trojan.Ransom.Filecoder
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Encoder.Win32.437
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Filecoder.9c417596
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason	malicious.5cccc0
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Filecoder.NUX
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Encoder.atj
BitDefender	Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Encoder.fkffxs
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.840704.CL
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Encoder.Pdmg
Ad-Aware	Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	Malware@#3g90a4g79r5ko
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34670.ZmGfaGVxPFpi
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.cc
FireEye	Generic.mg.4f029ba5cccc075a
Emsisoft	Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1 (B)
Avira	TR/Crypt.ULPM.Gen
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Ransom]/Win32.Encoder
Microsoft	Ransom:Win32/Genasom
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Imps.4!c
GData	Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.Generic.C2889060
McAfee	Artemis!4F029BA5CCCC
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
VBA32	TrojanRansom.Encoder
Malwarebytes	Malware.Heuristic.1003
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Rising	Ransom.Encoder!8.FFD4 (CLOUD)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!SXQHH4ms6Ic
Ikarus	Trojan-Ransom.Rokku
Fortinet	W32/Encoder.ATJ!tr.ransom
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Ransom.Encoder.HwsBEpsA