Malware

About “Win32/Filecoder.STOP.A” infection

Malware Removal

The Win32/Filecoder.STOP.A file 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 Win32/Filecoder.STOP.A virus can do?

  • Executable code extraction
  • Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Unconventionial binary language: Persian (Iran)
  • Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
  • Creates a copy of itself
  • Anomalous binary characteristics
  • Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

How to determine Win32/Filecoder.STOP.A?


General:

Operating System: Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 Virus Name: Trojan:Win32/Persistence!BV

File Info:

Name: starticon12.exe

Size: 1281024

Type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 system file, for MS Windows

MD5: 42407ecf02aa22dfaa19dd5ad3a40890

SHA1: 20501ed93564c0ce9773548101e8f24562dc5d62

SH256: 7be5dde8b2e9644299e8b9db298c65449d0e6b351377533691c0f1ccc6bab1c4

Version Info:

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Win32/Filecoder.STOP.A also known as:

APEXMalicious
AVGWin32:Trojan-gen
Acronissuspicious
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AhnLab-V3Trojan/Win32.MalPe.R297227
AlibabaTrojan:Win32/Chapak.2ca2df51
Antiy-AVLTrojan[PSW]/Win32.Predator
ArcabitTrojan.Generic.D2808FDA
AvastWin32:Trojan-gen
AviraTR/Crypt.ZPACK.qyetv
BitDefenderTrojan.GenericKD.41979866
BitDefenderThetaGen:NN.ZexaF.32253.oD0@auBJtwf
CAT-QuickHealTrojan.Wacatac
ClamAVWin.Dropper.Chapak-7370448-0
ComodoMalware@#24xr39j698vyi
CrowdStrikewin/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
CylanceUnsafe
CyrenW32/Trojan.JSGE-2424
DrWebTrojan.KillProc.54838
ESET-NOD32Win32/Filecoder.STOP.A
Endgamemalicious (high confidence)
F-SecureTrojan.TR/Crypt.ZPACK.qyetv
FireEyeGeneric.mg.42407ecf02aa22df
GDataTrojan.GenericKD.41979866
IkarusTrojan-Ransom.Stop
JiangminBackdoor.Agent.gkq
K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 0055ad991 )
K7GWTrojan ( 0055ad991 )
KasperskyTrojan.Win32.Chapak.ecag
MAXmalware (ai score=100)
MalwarebytesTrojan.MalPack.GS
McAfeeArtemis!42407ECF02AA
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tm
MicroWorld-eScanTrojan.GenericKD.41979866
MicrosoftTrojan:Win32/Persistence!BV
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.GenKryptik.gfqnjk
Paloaltogeneric.ml
PandaGeneric Malware
Qihoo-360Win32/Trojan.550
RisingDownloader.Bandit!8.EDD2 (TFE:6:ANmz6LH5PDT)
SentinelOneDFI – Malicious PE
SophosMal/GandCrab-G
SymantecDownloader
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R002C0WK619
TrendMicro-HouseCallTrojan.Win32.SMOKELOAD.SMD2.hp
VBA32BScope.Backdoor.Agent
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
WebrootW32.Trojan.Gen
YandexTrojan.Kryptik!1niKkF5HStQ
ZillyaTrojan.Filecoder.Win32.10789
ZoneAlarmTrojan.Win32.Chapak.ecag

How to remove Win32/Filecoder.STOP.A?

Win32/Filecoder.STOP.A 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.

About the author

Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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