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Worm.Win32.Socks.au removal guide

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What Worm.Win32.Socks.au virus can do?

Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
HTTPS urls from behavior.
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
Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
Attempts to modify proxy settings

How to determine Worm.Win32.Socks.au?


File Info:
name: B9D672A5DFC3960CF15E.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/508266418b01858893f925f5b468d2cd40aecc55b9427c4ac5542dc1d2488cbccrc32: 9A9199D3md5: b9d672a5dfc3960cf15e574ab41fb16fsha1: 1a715a69be355684bfe50d4df11a320d3ce0647bsha256: 508266418b01858893f925f5b468d2cd40aecc55b9427c4ac5542dc1d2488cbcsha512: 01d19f593f24a5bf11d9bb6b06486eeebadb0a4b54264e429b2a5d8ed44951adb9ae797c7bccd2b5d6e0c6d24819ab963640298edb579daf896389a01ec4bf01ssdeep: 6144:PbSankP+6bwnkP+6bwnkP+6bAw5syibSAy/yibSxbSyO:zQ+m+m+G5sy81y/y8eotype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1894402BA33865B66FA032CF6D39E61A0587633905EC79571E706F7E30066D12C2CAB1Dsha3_384: f036432db7b222b31d9ffd4b7ad7016c372b659ffe35dac0b5fc652be4f4b13f4f15edae5e413780f5ad49eed6702071ep_bytes: 60be00b040008dbe0060ffff5783cdfftimestamp: 2008-03-30 15:20:09
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Worm.Win32.Socks.au also known as:

Elastic	malicious (moderate confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Crypt.EJ
FireEye	Generic.mg.b9d672a5dfc3960c
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Toga.26581
ALYac	Trojan.Crypt.EJ
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Password-Stealer ( 000345c61 )
K7GW	Password-Stealer ( 000345c61 )
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.47861F551B
VirIT	Worm.Win32.Agent.I
Cyren	W32/Socks.B.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	W32.Mandaph
tehtris	Generic.Malware
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Socks.NAJ
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Worm.Socks-7102088-0
Kaspersky	Worm.Win32.Socks.au
BitDefender	Trojan.Crypt.EJ
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Socks.wsiw
Avast	Win32:Injecter-AT [Trj]
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b077e2
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Crypt.EJ
Emsisoft	Trojan.Crypt.EJ (B)
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.PSW.Agent.NHI@c49c
F-Secure	Worm.WORM/Socks.AU.166
DrWeb	Win32.HLLW.Socks
Zillya	Worm.Socks.Win32.13
TrendMicro	WORM_SOCKS.EA
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dc
Sophos	ML/PE-A + W32/Socks-H
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
GData	Trojan.Crypt.EJ
Jiangmin	Worm/Socks.t
Avira	WORM/Socks.AU.166
MAX	malware (ai score=85)
ZoneAlarm	Worm.Win32.Socks.au
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Worm/Win32.Socks.R2364
McAfee	generic!bg.eky
VBA32	SScope.Worm.Socks.afv
Malwarebytes	Generic.Worm.Autorun.DDS
TrendMicro-HouseCall	WORM_SOCKS.EA
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.99 (RDMK:cmRtazr/9qYz+N1tE1PVGlc6dLbf)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!+24XGDb3mMA
Ikarus	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small
Fortinet	W32/Socks.HF!worm
AVG	Win32:Injecter-AT [Trj]
Cybereason	malicious.5dfc39
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen