Remove Masot. Description and removal instructions

Title: Masot
Type: Backdoors	Severity scale: (73 / 100)

Masot is a backdoor, which provides the attacker with unauthorized remote access to the compromised computer. The intruder can take screenshots of user activity, terminate running processes, download arbitrary files and thus steal user sensitive information. Masot can disable the Windows Firewall. The backdoor runs a hidden web server and can be controlled through the web interface. The attacker can reconfigure the parasite. Certain Masot variants may display fake error messages and use varied ports. The backdoor automatically runs on every Windows startup.

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Masot properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Takes and sends out screenshots of user activity
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Masot removal:

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Masot manual removal:

Kill processes:
explorer64.exe

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Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\explorer64

HELP:
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Delete files:
explorer64.exe

HELP:
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Misc:
The filename and registry key may vary.

Other programs to remove Masot:

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• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 10/01/06
Information updated: 10/01/06

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