How to remove “Worm:Win32/Conficker!pz”?

The Worm:Win32/Conficker!pz 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/Conficker!pz virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• A file was accessed within the Public folder.
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Installs a browser addon or extension
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• 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
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Behavioural detection: Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Attempts to modify Explorer settings to prevent file extensions from being displayed
• Attempts to modify Explorer settings to prevent hidden files from being displayed
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine Worm:Win32/Conficker!pz?

File Info:
name: 344770974DCE3C039B48.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/777d4774e6d04fbcc1e7e781a9c32dd0b14c5313e97669c6a00f6273a6bf37bc
crc32: 14BED80F
md5: 344770974dce3c039b48d27bd4e9a114
sha1: 052ec6e862359cc90fd49708613a5c537737fca7
sha256: 777d4774e6d04fbcc1e7e781a9c32dd0b14c5313e97669c6a00f6273a6bf37bc
sha512: 76465aebcb5eb5335f400f0922c938b39e48140be8814e801f8605033eabf98f0dd34da4f148c5cba3277b48d47334fafff04e9f53d16011ca0a4df9a61e3c52
ssdeep: 3072:ktORhCkTeLvh+9j2oE2oG8maiOihpZ+MvyZXOgwWzrr6M6T:AORhCkf6qzaiOEpzvKwTM8
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T131F313A27DA03A96F04E7D73CE9730FC576D103088972BE44B01CB78C2BE599615527B
sha3_384: 2c03de588d8c46e3ed30ecf83c9bc3b1420dd3b26f535a57877d35c0a31760e5d2fd395c923fca713c3362d27d31998a
ep_bytes: 807c2408010f85c201000060be006000
timestamp: 2006-11-03 10:20:12

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Worm:Win32/Conficker!pz also known as:

How to remove Worm:Win32/Conficker!pz?

• 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.