Win32.Netsnake
Title: Win32.Netsnake
Also Known as: Win32.Netsnake, Win32Netsnake, Netsnake
Severity scale:
Win32.Netsnake is a backdoor in addition to being a RAT. Its RAT abilities make it possible for a hacker to come in unannounced and take over your system. Some versions of this program can cause real damage to your PC.
Written in Visual C++, this pest will run on every Windows startup and give you the ominous message of “Hello. I’m NetSnake.” There is no room for this program on your computer and leaving it on there will only cause more harm.
AKA:
Backdoor.Win32.Netsnake.b,
Backdoor.Netsnake.b
BackDoor-AKM
BackDoor.PowerSpider
Troj/Bdoor-AKM
Backdoor:Win32/Netsnake.B
BKDR_NETSNAKE.B
BackDoor.Netsnake.P
Win32/Netsnake.B
Related Files:
N/A
Category:
Backdoor
RAT
Recommended Action:
Remove at once.
It is possible to remove Win32.Netsnake manually by doing the following:
First, kill these processes:
7bb40def.exe, backdoor.netsnake.c.exe, backdoor.netsnake.d.exe, backdoor.netsnake.g.exe, backdoor.netsnake.i_(42).exe, notepad¾½.exe
Then, unregister the following DLLs and reboot:
vxnview.dll.
Finally, remove the following files:
7bb40def.exe, backdoor.netsnake.c.exe, backdoor.netsnake.d.exe, backdoor.netsnake.g.exe, backdoor.netsnake.i_(42).exe, notepad¾½.exe, vxnview.dll.
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