Win32.Worm.Viking.NCO removal guide

The Win32.Worm.Viking.NCO 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.Worm.Viking.NCO virus can do?

• Sample contains Overlay data
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Behavioural detection: Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• CAPE detected the embedded win api malware family
• Deletes executed files from disk
• The sample wrote data to the system hosts file.
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine Win32.Worm.Viking.NCO?

File Info:
name: 87ECBF8F2B5F97655657.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/3b8c827dcd0add58b4300ea86448a47d6ce9cb177921c8ea022bf65540e87480crc32: 7CEE29B7md5: 87ecbf8f2b5f97655657917deae6ff8fsha1: 59e64d4124756ff8cc9fd79b1ed288feff427a21sha256: 3b8c827dcd0add58b4300ea86448a47d6ce9cb177921c8ea022bf65540e87480sha512: f36c1650c8770a463debb243e2181a86447f3f0a1f4be044ffb477bb088a280d35a394dd425eee766e096a012c215cc0b003b2e52ff0ddf1c42ea273dbbf7e4bssdeep: 49152:p/KCGZd0qgNEf16lhulJLirHJIZ/K0tDAy49uO7G6XSq4vFWVRxYOKKJY+lpSt3B:iWQtZ/K0tGOFWVRuLftCTtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1E6264A03F2ED52A9E0AAD178DF39A2219F727C598BF165DF214032D41E76AD07B38721sha3_384: 8b41d62e2367c1db7516a01fcb5c4e588cd52f5b78998bdaf63a22fb0baabbe9abb9bf2e1eab18a31e58f8db467bb1f0ep_bytes: 558bec83c4f0b89c0b4100eb95000000timestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17
Version Info:
CompanyName: FileDescription: FileVersion: 1.0.0.0InternalName: LegalCopyright: LegalTrademarks: OriginalFilename: ProductName: ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0Comments: Translation: 0x0804 0x03a8

Win32.Worm.Viking.NCO also known as:

How to remove Win32.Worm.Viking.NCO?

• 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.