Malware in File "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Process.exe"

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steve281499

Guest
I ran Zone Alarm Security spyware detection software last night and it

detected a malware named "Win32.BackDoor.Bifrost" in "C:\WINDOWS

\system32\Process.exe" . The Zone security suite gave me the option

to quarantine the file of to delete the file. I am wondering if the

file it is listed as being in is an actual Win 32 file? Should I

delete the file?

Thanks!

Steve

 
P

Pegasus \(MVP\)

Guest
"steve281499" <steve281499@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:0b823844-c053-4904-b38b-d92fea175228@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...<span style="color:blue">

>I ran Zone Alarm Security spyware detection software last night and it

> detected a malware named "Win32.BackDoor.Bifrost" in "C:WINDOWS

> system32Process.exe" . The Zone security suite gave me the option

> to quarantine the file of to delete the file. I am wondering if the

> file it is listed as being in is an actual Win 32 file? Should I

> delete the file?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Steve</span>

Process.exe does not appear to be a genuine Windows system file.

 
M

Mike Cawood, HND BIT

Guest
"steve281499" <steve281499@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:0b823844-c053-4904-b38b-d92fea175228@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...<span style="color:blue">

>I ran Zone Alarm Security spyware detection software last night and it

> detected a malware named "Win32.BackDoor.Bifrost" in "C:WINDOWS

> system32Process.exe" . The Zone security suite gave me the option

> to quarantine the file of to delete the file. I am wondering if the

> file it is listed as being in is an actual Win 32 file? Should I

> delete the file?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Steve</span>

Delete it then restart the computer.

There's no file called process.exe in my system32 folder.

Regards Mike.

 
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Rey Santos

Guest
Read:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/p...s.exe-7200.html

--

Rey

"steve281499" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> I ran Zone Alarm Security spyware detection software last night and it

> detected a malware named "Win32.BackDoor.Bifrost" in "C:WINDOWS

> system32Process.exe" . The Zone security suite gave me the option

> to quarantine the file of to delete the file. I am wondering if the

> file it is listed as being in is an actual Win 32 file? Should I

> delete the file?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Steve

> </span>

 
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Daave

Guest
Pegasus (MVP) wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> "steve281499" <steve281499@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:0b823844-c053-4904-b38b-d92fea175228@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...<span style="color:green">

>> I ran Zone Alarm Security spyware detection software last night and

>> it detected a malware named "Win32.BackDoor.Bifrost" in "C:WINDOWS

>> system32Process.exe" . The Zone security suite gave me the option

>> to quarantine the file of to delete the file. I am wondering if the

>> file it is listed as being in is an actual Win 32 file? Should I

>> delete the file?

>>

>> Thanks!

>>

>> Steve</span>

>

> Process.exe does not appear to be a genuine Windows system file.</span>

Correct.

However, there is a file called qprocess.exe in the system32 folder.

 
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David H. Lipman

Guest
From: "steve281499" <steve281499@gmail.com>

| I ran Zone Alarm Security spyware detection software last night and it

| detected a malware named "Win32.BackDoor.Bifrost" in "C:\WINDOWS

| \system32\Process.exe" . The Zone security suite gave me the option

| to quarantine the file of to delete the file. I am wondering if the

| file it is listed as being in is an actual Win 32 file? Should I

| delete the file?

| Thanks!

| Steve

As others have noted, there is NO legitimate PROCESS.EXE in %windir%\system32

If you are unsure...

Please submit a sample to Virus Total --

http://www.virustotal.com/flash/index_en.html

The submission will then be tested against many different AV vendor's scanners.

That will give you an idea what it is and who recognizes it. In addition Virus

Total will provide the sample to all participating vendors.

You can also submit a suspect, one at a time, via the following email URL...

mailto:scan@virustotal.com?subject=SCAN

When you get the report, please post back the exact results.

--

Dave

http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

 
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MowGreen [MVP]

Guest
Were any anti-malware tools used previously that were recommended by a

helper on an anti-malware forum ?

It is not uncommon to include process.exe in said tools.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]

===============

-343- FDNY

Never Forgotten

===============

steve281499 wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> I ran Zone Alarm Security spyware detection software last night and it

> detected a malware named "Win32.BackDoor.Bifrost" in "C:WINDOWS

> system32Process.exe" . The Zone security suite gave me the option

> to quarantine the file of to delete the file. I am wondering if the

> file it is listed as being in is an actual Win 32 file? Should I

> delete the file?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Steve</span>

 
P

Pegasus \(MVP\)

Guest
"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message

news:%23XEuovd4IHA.4488@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:<span style="color:green">

>> "steve281499" <steve281499@gmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:0b823844-c053-4904-b38b-d92fea175228@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...<span style="color:darkred">

>>> I ran Zone Alarm Security spyware detection software last night and

>>> it detected a malware named "Win32.BackDoor.Bifrost" in "C:WINDOWS

>>> system32Process.exe" . The Zone security suite gave me the option

>>> to quarantine the file of to delete the file. I am wondering if the

>>> file it is listed as being in is an actual Win 32 file? Should I

>>> delete the file?

>>>

>>> Thanks!

>>>

>>> Steve</span>

>>

>> Process.exe does not appear to be a genuine Windows system file.</span>

>

> Correct.

>

> However, there is a file called qprocess.exe in the system32 folder.</span>

So? Malware is well noted for selecting file names that resemble

those of genuine Windows files.

 
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David H. Lipman

Guest
From: "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com>

| Were any anti-malware tools used previously that were recommended by a

| helper on an anti-malware forum ?

| It is not uncommon to include process.exe in said tools.

| MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]

| ===============

| -343- FDNY

| Never Forgotten

| ===============

Usually however they are placed in the same folder as the utility and not placed in

%windir%\system32 and if so it would have been probably declared differently such as a

hacktool or processkiller, etc.

--

Dave

http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

 
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David H. Lipman

Guest
From: "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz>

<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>> However, there is a file called qprocess.exe in the system32 folder.</span></span>

| So? Malware is well noted for selecting file names that resemble

| those of genuine Windows files.

Exactly. This is to obfuscate their malicious intent.

The most common name of a legitimate file is SVCHOST.EXE with a myriad of slight

variations.

--

Dave

http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

 
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Daave

Guest
Pegasus (MVP) wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message

> news:%23XEuovd4IHA.4488@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green">

>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:<span style="color:darkred">

>>> "steve281499" <steve281499@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>> news:0b823844-c053-4904-b38b-d92fea175228@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...

>>>> I ran Zone Alarm Security spyware detection software last night and

>>>> it detected a malware named "Win32.BackDoor.Bifrost" in "C:WINDOWS

>>>> system32Process.exe" . The Zone security suite gave me the

>>>> option to quarantine the file of to delete the file. I am

>>>> wondering if the file it is listed as being in is an actual Win 32

>>>> file? Should I delete the file?

>>>>

>>>> Thanks!

>>>>

>>>> Steve

>>>

>>> Process.exe does not appear to be a genuine Windows system file.</span>

>>

>> Correct.

>>

>> However, there is a file called qprocess.exe in the system32

>> folder.</span>

>

> So? Malware is well noted for selecting file names that resemble

> those of genuine Windows files.</span>

Good point. I only mentioned that because that might have been a typo on

Steve's part. Googling that message implied a false positive on ZA's

part.

But malware always needs to be ruled out. And if Steve has something

called Process.exe, it very well might be malware.

 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Guest
Did you ever download/run SmitFraudFix?

steve281499 wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> I ran Zone Alarm Security spyware detection software last night and it

> detected a malware named "Win32.BackDoor.Bifrost" in "C:WINDOWS

> system32Process.exe" . The Zone security suite gave me the option

> to quarantine the file of to delete the file. I am wondering if the

> file it is listed as being in is an actual Win 32 file? Should I

> delete the file?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Steve</span>

 
M

MowGreen [MVP]

Guest
It's present here in sys32 from running an older malware removal tool

for testing purposes, David. Did get an FP on it from a-squared and it

was detected as a trojan, FWIW.

If Steve ever posts back perhaps we'll find out just "what" detected it

as a trojan. <w>

MG

David H. Lipman wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> From: "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com>

>

> | Were any anti-malware tools used previously that were recommended by a

> | helper on an anti-malware forum ?

> | It is not uncommon to include process.exe in said tools.

>

> | MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]

> | ===============

> | -343- FDNY

> | Never Forgotten

> | ===============

>

>

> Usually however they are placed in the same folder as the utility and not placed in

> %windir%system32 and if so it would have been probably declared differently such as a

> hacktool or processkiller, etc.

> </span>

 
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