How to remove “Worm.Win32.Socks.pgf”?

The Worm.Win32.Socks.pgf 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.Win32.Socks.pgf virus can do?

• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Sample contains Overlay data
• 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 Worm.Win32.Socks.pgf?

File Info:
name: 202304516ADB28D26942.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/f795f2dfc173d8122472f43f473833aea9c397e40821f503a4781a77c0065b43
crc32: 2F6441DD
md5: 202304516adb28d26942358fd2b08c36
sha1: 0684a2d8917aa8db27fce07d6d1741130d69df2a
sha256: f795f2dfc173d8122472f43f473833aea9c397e40821f503a4781a77c0065b43
sha512: 992ce55f15799fbe4b9dcad0db11f473ee29afc970371d5e0b429d83f60a1ed97f32efe943641ce225bda0dafc3ba59aa62cde1afb185a0daad24ce462546103
ssdeep: 6144:FnkP+6bwnkP+6bwnkP+6bfbS2uVAbSxbSankP+6bwnkP+6bd:W+m+m+AlPeQ+m+0
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T11414027B53075527EA41BD7BB37A62A4287E61A06DC7C4E0DAAEF2FBC071C114187B48
sha3_384: 87a1b2737df509e6ba03e1a4762fde9eae8d44b4fca9b5b92ae27e4b4b0068e12bcca75ecc85f0c26bb3ddac88a58f8a
ep_bytes: 60be002042008dbe00f0fdff5783cdff
timestamp: 2008-03-14 10:18:02

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Worm.Win32.Socks.pgf also known as:

How to remove Worm.Win32.Socks.pgf?

• 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.