What is “Zbot.244”?

The Zbot.244 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 Zbot.244 virus can do?

Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Zbot.244?


File Info:
crc32: 51B57C7F
md5: 69e3b56d1e22b6e2720e40d26bf52ae5
name: 69E3B56D1E22B6E2720E40D26BF52AE5.mlw
sha1: 9ec49afdd1f7c91603ac3d595712f672dd1ca0d4
sha256: 74ac4e1199703c4cf65bda4782a2545e356ac269a11afa22f1b17df72ddccb90
sha512: 72563055a92c616fb4f3f13724fb075dafb44e7e17b941ece70d92f2767c9531d3685d470b209b0834edf891b78e088bc81fbfcdfcfa1ae4c656dcd7433de682
ssdeep: 1536:LXqya8VTJQXzNG/YK70z1BiNksrCdTwvrg5:jqy9TJQXqYK7kOWdTwvc5
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Zbot.244 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Zbot.244
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Zbot.244
Cylance	Unsafe
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Zbot.244
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason	malicious.d1e22b
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
ClamAV	Win.Ransomware.Satan-5713061-0
Alibaba	Ransom:Win32/Nasan.a14817c3
Rising	Trojan.Ransom.Satan!1.AEB7 (CLASSIC)
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Zbot.244
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Zbot.244 (B)
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.lm
FireEye	Generic.mg.69e3b56d1e22b6e2
Sophos	ML/PE-A
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_90%
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Azden
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C
Arcabit	Trojan.Zbot.244
GData	Gen:Variant.Zbot.244
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	GenericRXAA-FA!69E3B56D1E22
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.3344221215
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.11973.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Zbot.244!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Generic.HgIASOcA

How to remove Zbot.244?

Zbot.244 removal tool

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.

About the author

Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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