Win32/Mydoom.Q removal tips

The Win32/Mydoom.Q 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/Mydoom.Q virus can do?

• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (11 unique times)
• Starts servers listening on 0.0.0.0:1042
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Creates a copy of itself
• Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• Makes SMTP requests, possibly sending spam or exfiltrating data.
• Creates a slightly modified copy of itself

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How to determine Win32/Mydoom.Q?

File Info:
crc32: BCBF262Fmd5: 9222064fcc1e7332fcf052d658d5e472name: 9222064FCC1E7332FCF052D658D5E472.mlwsha1: 7ab0583f506b24fc7607da7f770953251672b3d5sha256: 3c5e1d151e7052496b518a82f320d41333ad47f8d6a422fbbd99992e286c7890sha512: 2fac7b134f093a5687b07c49a216bfc384db1d16d175d506324161a84a738ae533ed745dc47417c3b5048a2bda7a773d2d538726523eaa6facb02d939bd3252dssdeep: 384:FZcpzCIqdG3A3WUkx38GZDJuJbf1+o44u8gHzUBAlM:SCIqdH/k1ZVcT194jp4Bjtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Mydoom.Q also known as:

How to remove Win32/Mydoom.Q?

• 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.