Guide To Remove DDG Botnet

 

DDG Botnet is a newly threat which is categorized from the malware family. It is use to carry out the PC attacks on to a large scale as discovered or identified by the security researchers. DDG Botnet is claimed to be the second largest mining botnet forever. This DDG Botnet mainly targets the Redis and OrientDB servers. By attacking on the servers it infects and attacks its entire database which becomes quite difficult to gain access on to the infected database. DDG Botnet has been active since late 2016 and has been updated thoroughly during the year of 2017. The DDG Botnet uses a C2 and HUB layout technique to communicate with all its clients. However, the HUB is a set of IPs and domain names which are being used to provide the Miner program for the clients to download it.

DDG Botnet Mining Activities Include:

The DDG Botnet uses https://monero.crypto-pool.fr/ as its mining pool, and three Monero wallets:

Wallet: #14AxgKJtp8TTN9Ab9JLnvg7BxZ7Hnw4hxigg35LrDVXbKdUxmcsXPEKU3SEUQxeSFV3bo2zCD7AiCzP2kQ6VHouK3KwnTKYg

Wallet: #245XyPEnJ6c2STDwe8GXYqZTccoHmscoNSDiTisvzzekwDSXyahCUmh19Mh2ewv1XDk3xPj3mN2CoDRjd3vLi1hrz6imWBR1

Wallet: #344iuYecTjbVZ1QNwjWfJSZFCKMdceTEP5BBNp4qP35c53Uohu1G7tDmShX1TSmgeJr2e9mCw2q1oHHTC2boHfjkJMzdxumM

DDG Botnet uses the CVE-2017-11467 to exploit the OrientDB database by remote code execution. It also opens the backdoor gate of the system to drop other variant of DDG Botnet which causes more trouble for your machine. Moreover, its presence within the system result to change the essential setting of your machine which put you in a trouble to further perform any tasks on it. Apart from all this DDG Botnet shows that the cyber crooks don’t need to build advanced malware and multi-layered platform in order to make a profit. Due to this it yield high profits and so many Monero mining botnets is seen in the past year. DDG Botnet presence within the PC is not at all safe as it aim to put the PS users in a trouble. Though, this mining program is being initiated by using the computing resources of the compromised host in manner to start the mining for the cybercriminal’s wallet. Thus to keep the system safe you should keep this DDG Botnet stay away from it and not ever allow it to get enter within the machine. For further removal procedure of DDG Botnet refers the removal solution which is given below.

 

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Steps to Remove DDG Botnet

Step 1>> How to Boot Windows in Safe Mode to isolate DDG Botnet

Step 2>> How to View Hidden Files created by DDG Botnet

for Windows XP

• Exit all Program and Go to Desktop
• Select My Computer icon and Double Click to Open it
• Click on the Tools Menu and now select and Click on Folder Options.
• Select on View Tab that appears in New Window.
• Check mark on the box next to Dispaly the Contents of System Folders
• Now Check the box in order to Show Hidden Files and Folders
• Now press on Apply and OK to close the Window.
• As soon as these steps are performed, you can view the files and folders that were created by DDG Botnet and hidden till now.

for Windows Vista

• Minimize all Window and Go to Desktop
• Click on the Start Button which can be found in lower lef Corner having Windows Logo
• Click on the Control Panel on the Menu and Open it
• Control Panel can be opened in Classic View or Control Panel Home View.
• If you have Selected Classic View, follow this
• Double Click on the Folder icon to open it
• Now select the view tab
• Click on Option to Show Hidden Files or Folders
• If you have Selected Control Panel Home View, follow this
• Appearance and Personalization link is to be Clicked
• Select on Show Hidden Files or Folders
• Press Apply Option and then Click on OK.

This will Show all the Folders including those created by DDG Botnet

Know how to view Hidden Folders on Windows 7, Win 8 and Windows 10

(Following the above steps are necessary to view all the files created by DDG Botnet and that is known to exist on Compromised PC.)

• Open the Run Box by holding together the Start Key and R.

• Now Type and input appwiz.cpl and press on OK
• This will take you to the Control Panel, Now Search for Suspicious programs or any entries related to DDG Botnet. Unistall it once if you happen to find it. However be sure not to Uninstall any other program from the list.
• In the Search Field, Type msconfig and press on Enter, this will pop-up a Window

In the Startup Menu, Uncheck all the DDG Botnet related entries or which are Unknown as Manufacturer.

Step 3>> Open the Run Box by Pressing Start Key and R in Combination

1. Copy + Paste the following Command as
2. notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts and press on OK
3. This will Open a new file. If your system has been hacked by DDG Botnet, certain IP’s will be displayed which can be found in the bottom of the screen.

Look for the suspicious IP that is present in your Localhost

Step 4>> How to Terminate DDG Botnet Running Processes

• Go the Processes Tab by pressing on CTRL+SHIFT+ESC Keys Together.
• Look for the DDG Botnet Running Processes.
• Right Click on DDG Botnet and End the Process.

Step 5>> How to Remove DDG Botnet Related Registry Entries

• Open Registry by Typing Regedit in the Run box and Hit Enter Key

• This will open all the list of entries.
• Now Find and search the entries created by DDG Botnet and cautiously delete it.
• Alternatively, you can manually search for it in the list to delete DDG Botnet Manually.

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