Win32/Xorer Virus
Win32/Xorer is a detection for exact variant of virus or worm that came from Xorer family. These file infector worms spread in a specific period. Win32/Xorer drops copies of the harmful code into removable drives. The worm is designed to run every time that the infected drive is accessed. Using the infected drive to a different computer with enabled autorun feature also execute the worm code without user’s knowledge. Variants of Win32/Xorer are also deploy as contents in Winrar compressed file that instantly extracted the code when access.
Upon execution, Win32/Xorer may carry out various tasks depending on the variant. However, most copy of this virus modifies registry, add an entry to disable some Windows functions. It can also disable autorun feature on the affected PC to instantly execute other worm versions from the same group.
What makes Win32/Xorer virus different from other worms is its ability to install a rootkit service on the affected computer. It drops a file NetApi000.sys to the root of every writable drive it found attached to the infected computer. Then, Win32/Xorer will create a Windows service to run the worm each time the computer starts.
| Type | Worm |
| Sub-Type | Virus |
| Aliases | Worm/AutoRun.AR, Win32.Xorer.EJ, Virus.Win32.Xorer.er, W32/Xorer, Mal/Xorer-A |
| OS Affected | Windows |
What are the symptoms of Win32/Xorer Virus infection?
The threat will drop the following malicious file:
[hard drive 1]\037589.log – Identified as Virus:Win32/Xorer.X
[hard drive 1]\pagefile.pif – Identified as Virus:Win32/Xorer.X
[hard drive 1]\netapi000.sys – Identified as Virus:Win32/Xorer.H
%windir%\system32\dnsq.dll – Identified as Vius:Win32/Xorer.gen!dll
%windir%\system32\.log – Identified as Virus:Win32/Xorer.X
%windir%\system32\com\lsass.exe – Identified as Virus:Win32/Xorer.X
%windir%\system32\com\smss.exe – Identified as Virus:Win32/Xorer.O
%windir%\system32\com\netcfg.000 – Identified as Virus:Win32/Xorer.E
%windir%\system32\com\netcfg.dll – Identified as Virus:Win32/Xorer.E
Follow these Procedures to Remove Win32/Xorer Virus
Procedure 1: Start Windows in Safe Mode with Networking
1. Restart your computer in Safe Mode with Networking
- Turn on the computer and immediately press F8 on the keyboard to enter Windows Advanced Options screen. Make sure to hit the F8 button before Windows logo appears on the screen. Failure to do this will boot Windows normally. If that happens, please repeat the process until you successfully boot into Windows Advanced Options. Please see image below for reference.
- From the selections, choose Safe Mode with Networking. Please use keyboard's arrow up/down to navigate between selections and press Enter to proceed.Safe mode loads minimal driver and processes, thus, there is no chance that Win32/Xorer Virus will run during this mode.
Procedure 2: Scan and remove Win32/Xorer Virus files with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
To remove Win32/Xorer Virus, download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware by clicking on the button below. This tool is effective in getting rid of Trojans, viruses and malware.
1. After downloading, please install the program using the default settings.
2. At the end of the installation, please make sure that it will download necessary updates.
3. Once update has completed. The tool will launch.
4. Thoroughly scan the computer and remove all threats detected by this anti-malware program.
Procedure 3: Run TrendMicro's Anti-Threat Toolkit (ATTK) to check and delete any remnants of Win32/Xorer Virus.
As an added help to remove Win32/Xorer Virus, you can scan the computer with Anti-Threat Toolkit. This software is provided and distributed by TrendMicro. Follow this procedure to run a scan with this tool.
1. Download the package by clicking on the button below. This will launch a new browser window that contains further details about the tool.
2. Save the file to a location on your hard drive.
3. Browse for the location of the file and double-click to run. If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, right-click on extracted file attk_far_gui.exe and click on Run as Administrator.
4. When program launch, it will run a command prompt to initialize, prepare components, and update the program.
5. Next it will open the graphical user interface (GUI) of Anti-Threat Toolkit.
6. Click on Scan Now. This operation will scan all Win32/Xorer Virus files and processes in your computer and display a list of result for possible Fake Antivirus program and malware that needs to be removed.
7. Tick all items that are detected by the program, and then click Clean. The tool will start removing Win32/Xorer Virus components from the computer.
8. If it asked you to restart Windows, please do so.
Protect your PC from Win32/Xorer Virus or Similar Attack
Turn On Safe Browsing Features
Internet Explorer - Activate SmartScreen Filter
Internet Explorer versions 8 and 9 has this feature called SmartScreen Filter. It helps detect phishing web sites and protect you from downloading malicious files online. To turn on SmartScreen Filter, follow these steps:
1. Please open Internet Explorer.
2. On top menu, select Tools (IE 9). For IE 8, please look for Safety menu.
3. Select SmartScreen Filter from the drop-down list and click on Turn on SmartScreen Filter.
4. Please restart Internet Explorer.
Google Chrome's Enable Phishing and Malware Protection
With Google Chrome's Phishing and Malware Detection feature, you will have lesser risks browsing the web. It will display a warning when the site you are trying to visit is suspicious. To enable Phishing and Malware Protection, please do these steps:
1. Open Google Chrome.
2. Click on the Customize and control Google Chrome (3-Bars Icon) located on top right corner of the browser.
3. Select Settings from the drop-down list.
4. Once on the settings page, click on Show advanced settings... at the bottom of the page to see the rest of the Chrome setup.
5. Locate Privacy section and mark 'Enable phishing and malware protection'.
6. Please restart Google Chrome. New settings keep your browser safe while surfing the web.
Mozilla Firefox - Block Attack Sites and Web Forgeries
Phishing and Malware Protection is a built-in feature on Firefox version 3 or later. It warns you when a page you are trying to visit contains phishing content or an attack site designed to drop threats on the computer. To help you keep safe while browsing the Internet using Firefox, please follow this guide:
1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. On top menu, click on Tools. Then select Options from the list.
3. Select Security and put a check mark on the following items:
- Warn me when sites try to install add-ons
- Block reported attack sites
- Block reported web forgeries
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