Worm:Win32/Colowned.A removal instruction

The Worm:Win32/Colowned.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.

What Worm:Win32/Colowned.A virus can do?

• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Creates RWX memory
• Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Creates an autorun.inf file
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Creates a copy of itself

How to determine Worm:Win32/Colowned.A?

File Info:
name: 1A9B351F68284EADEE80.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/a3876fe75536999a5fff83fdb12cf6dc5c328abdb3a63b336998ffba854c6134crc32: F97CEA91md5: 1a9b351f68284eadee804cfde3dd0331sha1: 3d2b601b63d094bb7ca2175f7ce7639576aaf35fsha256: a3876fe75536999a5fff83fdb12cf6dc5c328abdb3a63b336998ffba854c6134sha512: 1bf0fe46c9d09098ca1806856edc638d88b86ea7a0ac4e5a16710a8c8576d04a1c3936c30645d20a1fc9a26a8075759b9088cd3e011849f36c4fba4d24524282ssdeep: 49152:rhPg95Yy1yRr5R+jzA66ycAu1Rx48D9d5VGoemc4LuWV355FXw/+e4wCu+2GV35b:FgXR1yRr8zA6PkQ/type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1EDD57E71776361A6E8C2197381BB143698385E305B3B2AC32B4DAC95177D0DABB3D327sha3_384: 6cd82d4f2cafc0cfdb48f72a640da84cca2adb3e69afd2a7db56470fe5254196df203e0c76eed3cf1f171defbf959cddep_bytes: e8f7520000e916feffffc3b837da5600timestamp: 2007-10-31 16:53:19
Version Info:
CompanyName: ExploreDriveFileVersion: 1.0.0.0Country: Release: DevelopmentFileDescription: LegalCopyright: ProductVersion: ProductName: ExploreDriveOriginalFilename: ExploreDrive.exeInternalName: ExploreDrive

Worm:Win32/Colowned.A also known as:

How to remove Worm:Win32/Colowned.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.