Win32/Socks.NAL malicious file

The Win32/Socks.NAL 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/Socks.NAL virus can do?

• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• 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.
• HTTPS urls from behavior.
• Enumerates running processes
• Expresses interest in specific running processes
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task by a long amount of time.
• Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by Cuckoo
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Attempts to modify proxy settings

How to determine Win32/Socks.NAL?

File Info:
name: 1C320C3AD5B380901046.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/89d4cd03a63a3090bfde0528be664892c135f58145e9ddfb06a21ab65f3ebb79crc32: 9296A21Cmd5: 1c320c3ad5b380901046f9428a8ae706sha1: 755e1531536e1cdfab7e0924b8536e161dba1c31sha256: 89d4cd03a63a3090bfde0528be664892c135f58145e9ddfb06a21ab65f3ebb79sha512: ee276d3baabce5a5e0e916bce9d9e63125413c3f4fa7e97969e4cc70738b13b81213a2ac3825cdec940bef37d820d486322275585ba41767ff68ffd608f53f12ssdeep: 196608:47effIPEsy58doQaTxLhQyZbIly38doQalArdfehQM9rdQyZbnE993V7nWBKnybv:47effIPEsy58doQaTxLhQyZbIly38doPtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1F27623B9E31E6CA0FF3D4A76937CBA25D918FC425EB8F8AF784D5BD521C1A54C892040sha3_384: 99c5348063cabd64da3b143eabc89975530380dea32276b499b0f8b44d106ca0d749c863c53a5340ff2e96c74a6b49f9ep_bytes: 60be002042008dbe00f0fdff5783cdfftimestamp: 2008-03-14 10:18:02
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Socks.NAL also known as:

How to remove Win32/Socks.NAL?

• 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.