Worm:Win32/Gnoewin.A (file analysis)

The Worm:Win32/Gnoewin.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/Gnoewin.A virus can do?

• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Behavioural detection: Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• CAPE detected injection into a browser process, likely for Man-In-Browser (MITB) infostealing
• Harvests cookies for information gathering
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

How to determine Worm:Win32/Gnoewin.A?

File Info:
name: 73180C3290FC7DA71C2D.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/9c7f4bb885f67a68cc34e9ebecfa5cc63c390bfe1f7ae840e3247c16fc519447crc32: AD25507Cmd5: 73180c3290fc7da71c2d8d53ae9a2cf8sha1: 0b476920dfedbefbffa0e6fe1ab4f23a1b679d5csha256: 9c7f4bb885f67a68cc34e9ebecfa5cc63c390bfe1f7ae840e3247c16fc519447sha512: fa5868884e3664ee5138953a5d7b49a8de5f7f3bcd1b13a7f5d1e22b9ca66abb280ec7a979eb27a6e003214b82a7faf347b9ae4469c7fe6d385784feb8c6c9c5ssdeep: 768:x3l/kjgkPCBlkuaIQHdUxD2IiB/p/B7k68Oeau+NgKhdBmF28YIwgz6dXY4e9P2N:zTkPCfRr2Im/d8m1IUXYb9PltItype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T10B938E10BBC68CA2F2BE4B31EFFEF738443937F5B9C65A2C425976551A23A14320960Dsha3_384: 1f790e068ed5efd3dca9f7ea20ba3379338e2a985c300af99033044b3630a6261e09bb9ccf18eedc5c62b8b0ec428084ep_bytes: 558bec83c4e433c08945ec8945e88945timestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17
Version Info:
Comments: LegalCopyright: ©Firefox and Mozilla Developers, according to the MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1 licenses, as applicable.CompanyName: Mozilla CorporationFileDescription: FirefoxFileVersion: 8.0ProductVersion: 8.0InternalName: FirefoxLegalTrademarks: Firefox is a Trademark of The Mozilla Foundation.OriginalFilename: firefox.exeProductName: FirefoxBuildID: 20111104165243Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Worm:Win32/Gnoewin.A also known as:

How to remove Worm:Win32/Gnoewin.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.