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Should I remove “Win32/Pterodo.BGJ”?

The Win32/Pterodo.BGJ 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/Pterodo.BGJ virus can do?

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
  • Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
  • Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • A process created a hidden window
  • Authenticode signature is invalid
  • A scripting utility was executed
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
  • A script process created a new process
  • A script process initiated network activity
  • Attempts to modify proxy settings
  • Uses csc.exe C# compiler to build and execute code
  • Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

How to determine Win32/Pterodo.BGJ?


File Info:

name: 45FF80BCB9BB2EB7C625.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/20c0a18c2aed543409bb5de9cc1a2ff6374e244e6de0c4b529eac84a68d5901bcrc32: 4F5C347Fmd5: 45ff80bcb9bb2eb7c625333c71242e81sha1: 47e1de09a351f3dc293479b8aded9a4682dd4c1fsha256: 20c0a18c2aed543409bb5de9cc1a2ff6374e244e6de0c4b529eac84a68d5901bsha512: 19ddbd2b4855210b8190aebaecaf5979cba9d3cbb29f2dedc31a126fdddcd8175f934dd3245b7b4366928b9df71360ceee7e98051e2a4bf8fa783b966a718718ssdeep: 3072:29Y9qKehdxneOjpoauomgdcdLoqdwS5ex2TXL8NLLWl:aY9qFxfpo4hI38NWltype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T187C37C5178D0C472E57629334C64DAB48A2DF9704E619FAB37CC163F0F34281DE6A9ABsha3_384: 51c1d910128c18bc1eb5f283148c4849ebacc5de7be2327dcd7055d4bc93f703fd203f2cde8db8fd26f0d8f0bcf5ab1fep_bytes: e8f5040000e974feffff558becf64508timestamp: 2021-10-29 06:35:58

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Win32/Pterodo.BGJ also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware2
Lionic Trojan.VBS.SAgent.4!c
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.10406
McAfee RDN/Generic.hbg
Cylance Unsafe
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 00589ba41 )
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.10406
K7GW Trojan ( 00589ba41 )
Cybereason malicious.cb9bb2
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Pterodo.BGJ
APEX Malicious
Paloalto generic.ml
Kaspersky UDS:Trojan.VBS.SAgent.gen
Rising Trojan.Generic@ML.82 (RDMK:Aix8QLWp8A50f9aXs5fg9w)
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.10406
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.10406 (B)
DrWeb Trojan.MulDrop19.10645
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R002C0PL321
McAfee-GW-Edition RDN/Generic.hbg
FireEye Generic.mg.45ff80bcb9bb2eb7
GData Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.10406
Avira TR/Pterodo.pubrg
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.34E18A2
Arcabit Trojan.Adware.Symmi.D28A6
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Cynet Malicious (score: 99)
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win.Generic.C4808035
ALYac Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.10406
MAX malware (ai score=68)
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R002C0PL321
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Adware.Pfjz
Fortinet Riskware/Pterodo
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.34062.hqY@aeBjC@
AVG Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Avast Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen

How to remove Win32/Pterodo.BGJ?

  • 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.
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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