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Worm.Socks removal

Malware Removal

The Worm.Socks 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 Worm.Socks virus can do?

  • A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
  • 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
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Worm.Socks?


File Info:

crc32: F709F2D5
md5: 06ee446f5222e5e9c4f5ffe290d95289
name: 06EE446F5222E5E9C4F5FFE290D95289.mlw
sha1: 21e3d7dd4ce2a33410ab3c57ed9ac76f41c409fd
sha256: e9c7e1fa7236348e0ecd0ce58218f2f1e77da0be6943383c98c924da7453caa0
sha512: c9fb94d2242fe3d2c90d05bd4317c5634afa18eff7a86d89055a322293f7a113e686159177033f27ab3438b07c28e910be983753577116e32a04d8666e7c6f1c
ssdeep: 12288:lQgS0wCK0qjIQnAN1K0qjIQnAYwPzS0Bw:lQgECK0qjIGAN1K0qjIGAYwP+7
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Worm.Socks also known as:

BkavW32.ReplaceServiceNT1.Trojan
Elasticmalicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScanTrojan.Crypt.AS
FireEyeGeneric.mg.06ee446f5222e5e9
CAT-QuickHealTrojan.Toga.20618
McAfeeBackdoor-DUX.a
CylanceUnsafe
VIPREWorm.Win32.Socks.bt (fs)
AegisLabWorm.Win32.Socks.lBEb
SangforTrojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirusRiskware ( 0015e4f11 )
BitDefenderTrojan.Crypt.AS
K7GWRiskware ( 0015e4f11 )
Cybereasonmalicious.f5222e
BitDefenderThetaAI:Packer.B91F85811B
CyrenW32/Socks.A.gen!Eldorado
SymantecTrojan.Dropper
ESET-NOD32Win32/Socks.NAJ
BaiduWin32.Worm.Socks.d
APEXMalicious
AvastWin32:Trojan-gen
ClamAVWin.Worm.Socks-64
KasperskyTrojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.jagv
AlibabaWorm:Win32/Blocker.789989dd
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Socks.wodbo
ViRobotWorm.Win32.Socks.27876
TencentMalware.Win32.Gencirc.10b0d8ff
Ad-AwareTrojan.Crypt.AS
EmsisoftTrojan.Crypt.AS (B)
ComodoBackdoor.Win32.Agent.DUX@4plvhd
F-SecureTrojan.TR/Dropper.Gen
DrWebTrojan.Loader.549
ZillyaWorm.Socks.Win32.438
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.Backdoor.gc
SophosML/PE-A + Troj/Scrub-Gen
IkarusWorm.Win32.Socks
JiangminWorm/Socks.arz
WebrootW32.Malware.Gen
AviraTR/Dropper.Gen
MAXmalware (ai score=100)
Antiy-AVLWorm/Win32.Socks
KingsoftWorm.Socks.(kcloud)
MicrosoftWorm:Win32/Autorun
ArcabitTrojan.Crypt.AS
SUPERAntiSpywareTrojan.Agent/Gen-AutoRun
AhnLab-V3Trojan/Win32.Downloader.C109117
ZoneAlarmTrojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.jagv
GDataTrojan.Crypt.AS
CynetMalicious (score: 100)
TotalDefenseWin32/ASuspect.AJUO
Acronissuspicious
VBA32SScope.Worm.Socks.afv
MalwarebytesWorm.Socks
PandaW32/Socks.AU.worm
TrendMicro-HouseCallHV_SOCKS_CA226000.TOMC
RisingWorm.Socks!1.C134 (CLASSIC)
YandexWorm.Socks!EWid8rlZLmI
SentinelOneStatic AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecureWorm.W32.Socks.afv
FortinetW32/Socks.NAK!tr
AVGWin32:Trojan-gen
Paloaltogeneric.ml
CrowdStrikewin/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Qihoo-360Worm.Win32.Socks.B

How to remove Worm.Socks?

Worm.Socks 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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