Should I remove “Worm:Win32/Nuqel.AO”?

The Worm:Win32/Nuqel.AO 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/Nuqel.AO virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Executed a command line with /C or /R argument to terminate command shell on completion which can be used to hide execution
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Deletes executed files from disk

How to determine Worm:Win32/Nuqel.AO?

File Info:
name: E26173CD9A79834BA404.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/3e56c819ab080430a0e87270656967b580e9aa0b6ae28ed680765d3736cebad8crc32: F296DF7Amd5: e26173cd9a79834ba4048f5e819a3d4fsha1: 6ec883a82557d07d5e048670cdfe3a4fc5ced4cfsha256: 3e56c819ab080430a0e87270656967b580e9aa0b6ae28ed680765d3736cebad8sha512: eb81bbf20a217009adda62168f54afcfca70bcb4de684af6093ff10033a7a7f808b4ad62c2041eba20c4af499b0cae934290c15284c4d3ec9cce9464fe3882dfssdeep: 49152:2eofAaWkLuce7OxmHcR1q8TjFJspDLoVMgdk1:2ewAa3SwW7SFJspDLOMgd6type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T162A5011332E0E0B1E56B95F54AD69739B7B23C3013369E0B67C47E3A1A71495AB36323sha3_384: 1a0912a940803d31cf63def5cd58825446c451510bfde5b3f448f59683fcef0d1dd430e013dcffc26e6744a07d9ac56bep_bytes: 558bec6aff68f8204000685018400064timestamp: 2012-08-29 06:22:26
Version Info:
Translation: 0x0809 0x04b0

Worm:Win32/Nuqel.AO also known as:

How to remove Worm:Win32/Nuqel.AO?

• 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.