Zbot.224 malicious file

The Zbot.224 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 Zbot.224 virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Mimics the system’s user agent string for its own requests
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• HTTPS urls from behavior.
• Enumerates running processes
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Looks up the external IP address
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Attempts to delete or modify volume shadow copies
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Behavioural detection: Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Attempts to stop active services
• Modifies boot configuration settings
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Creates a copy of itself
• Attempts to disable System Restore
• Created network traffic indicative of malicious activity
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

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How to determine Zbot.224?

File Info:
name: BD6402B7C1CA7EA107B3.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/10c55b6c3e2d6b4a11d3efcd06f14197f94db07575c180f3c74f79943aff10b1crc32: 309E8261md5: bd6402b7c1ca7ea107b34cdaea8577e8sha1: c565ff732f15c081f85ddbb85d876e3b19c96f45sha256: 10c55b6c3e2d6b4a11d3efcd06f14197f94db07575c180f3c74f79943aff10b1sha512: f773d99ca9dc3dd4a0c83ca80b45dc1d52a44e0d4b053d4316bacbcd7969d97b99c2cb1fb96f01025308a78aa0f5d3d8387d41a92d54948c1afc10eea434d367ssdeep: 3072:62W3B4zxHO8pzTYxvjgjmz99dRblyu+GXWjaLAcjJenSzBjONYNUtUS75DKXdz7O:62WWxHjhTukjmNDGSjASdaHtUdXZUws3type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T18724F0D696C60D96EA45C53064F919BEA2BE68CF7F52C7AB8345FE4E48B3BD0013201Dsha3_384: bc003dfe57a6bde00bcf99a8c1bba162b24ba74b7d0da480a32e753791da9fb33efe3e40dd65edc9a02a42762a558e72ep_bytes: 558bec6aff68a05f400068c040400064timestamp: 2015-06-29 13:37:43
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Zbot.224 also known as:

How to remove Zbot.224?

• 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.