Should I remove “Worm:AutoIt/Sasok.A”?

The Worm:AutoIt/Sasok.A 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:AutoIt/Sasok.A virus can do?

• Sample contains Overlay data
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Attempts to modify Internet Explorer’s start page
• 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
• Modifies Image File Execution Options, indicative of process injection or persistence
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine Worm:AutoIt/Sasok.A?

File Info:
name: 2976A37A6E0D5FEC47B8.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/24a321c170288db829eca9d76596ba879b0ff80ea6a8b30c56a0f7644ad1d541
crc32: E8B58FC5
md5: 2976a37a6e0d5fec47b8a5db7fbe7ea0
sha1: 180c558ec0c5c5e172e3e5becbdd58af6c1313c9
sha256: 24a321c170288db829eca9d76596ba879b0ff80ea6a8b30c56a0f7644ad1d541
sha512: 8698139b90d61256e6ab0bb827030c279bb538a8a7cabe0c40df39e50800cd4fe38e1c799a96330caf6452cf0c924bc05832c03a2625ae32e3799d60a00d17c1
ssdeep: 6144:EuIlWqB+ihabs7Ch9KwyF5LeLodp2D1Mmakda0qLqIKye1SZBM:v6Wq4aaE6KwyF5L0Y2D1PqLY7j
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1877423EA37D4EA11D8BC1171FD874281C5F07831A7B896BB7004BB176CAE015AE5B78D
sha3_384: d6ce0d7f4a271114ee5cdc1b8fccf08829643d64be3926173dbf47b2a1b829c4bdb957d51dc997023a806d22475cccba
ep_bytes: 60be007047008dbe00a0f8ff57eb0b90
timestamp: 2012-01-29 21:32:28

Version Info:
FileDescription: 
FileVersion: 3, 3, 8, 1
CompiledScript: AutoIt v3 Script: 3, 3, 8, 1
Translation: 0x0809 0x04b0

Worm:AutoIt/Sasok.A also known as:

How to remove Worm:AutoIt/Sasok.A?

• 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.