About “Zegost.2” infection

The Zegost.2 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 Zegost.2 virus can do?

• At least one process apparently crashed during execution
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
• Attempts to stop active services
• Crashed cuckoomon during analysis. Report this error to the Github repo.
• Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
• Checks the system manufacturer, likely for anti-virtualization
• Creates a copy of itself
• Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Zegost.2?

File Info:
crc32: ABEB882Emd5: 8978e0afc5f7b6f48c6ddaedb166997ename: 8978E0AFC5F7B6F48C6DDAEDB166997E.mlwsha1: 4764d72bf32fc67936b3d72cc10962d25cea6200sha256: fe641f750ca91dd3aa0c5be0fd612655431d597eb1f42208e678bd391710bb35sha512: 65bce1ff655e2ea15a1d5d1dd222d3d6e2963be61b26cb9c4ca8a2f1c339053224995a5446c29d3fa76686e6926198f778331f98c05352143a8746219cd92058ssdeep: 6144:SsIZ6nW8QIBTyPRqyhYPbncTBlhHrkndnkv0oX:/RW8EJq8YPbncT3Xtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.InternalName: SPUNINST.EXEFileVersion: 6.3.0004.1 built by: dnsrvCompanyName: Microsoft CorporationProductName: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating SystemProductVersion: 6.3.0004.1FileDescription: Windows Service Pack Uninstall    OriginalFilename: SPUNINST.EXETranslation: 0x0804 0x04b0

Zegost.2 also known as:

How to remove Zegost.2?

• 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.