Guide To Remove Ketrum Backdoor From Infected Computer

 

Ketrum is spotted as a newly developed PC Backdoor Trojan threat. The Ketrum Backdoor Trojan threat belongs to the Ke3chang hacking group which is basically an advanced persistent threat (APT) and mainly originates itself from China region. Further, it is more likely to seen and observed that the Ke3chang advanced persistent threat (APT) is being sponsored by the government of Chinese with the objective to carry out the cyber attacks on its behalf on to the user computer. The Ketrum Backdoor Trojan threat performs lots of irrelevant malicious operations within the user computer after entering through it. It is even responsible for disabling the anti virus engine program from the compromised machine and thus drop similar malware within the system. Further, the Ke3chang hacking group is also very well known to perform a number of high profile operations which basically target and infect the foreign government bodies, diplomatic missions, business organizations and such others. Moreover, the Ketrum Backdoor Trojan threat is able to perform some of its extra ordinary features such the uploading of the files, downloading the files from the web, to execute the files, to utilize the services of the Windows power shell, to execute a remote commands on the host and to execute a system in a sleep mode which deactivates the threat for a set period. However, the Ketrum Backdoor Trojan threat is not really safe for your operating machine.

The Ketrum Backdoor Trojan threat even result to corrupt and lost all of your files and data which are saved within the system. The two of the most popular and commonly used hacking tools in the arsenal of the Ke3chang group are the Okrum and Ketrican. In the recent couple of days the malware analysts have yet uncovered a new threat, which appears to be hybrid in between the Okrum and Ketrican tools. However, this new malware has been named on it which is known as Ketrum Backdoor. This backdoor Trojan threat is rather minimalistic utility. It’s evil and malicious effects result to degrade the overall performance of your machine and uses huge resources from CPU. The very first copies of the Ketrum Backdoor Trojan threat was seen and observed back in January 2020. You may have to face lots of problem and difficulties within the system due to the infiltration of Ketrum backdoor. Hence, to avoid these consequences of the backdoor Trojan threat you should immediate remove Ketrum Backdoor from infected machine.

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Steps to Remove Ketrum Backdoor

Step 1>> How to Boot Windows in Safe Mode to isolate Ketrum Backdoor

Step 2>> How to View Hidden Files created by Ketrum Backdoor

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 Ketrum Backdoor and hidden till now.

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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.

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This will Show all the Folders including those created by Ketrum Backdoor

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 Ketrum Backdoor and that is known to exist on Compromised PC.)

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

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  • 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 Ketrum Backdoor. 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

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In the Startup Menu, Uncheck all the Ketrum Backdoor 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 Ketrum Backdoor, certain IP’s will be displayed which can be found in the bottom of the screen.

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Look for the suspicious IP that is present in your Localhost

Step 4>> How to Terminate Ketrum Backdoor Running Processes

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

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Step 5>> How to Remove Ketrum Backdoor Related Registry Entries

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

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

Unfortunately, if you are unable to remove Ketrum Backdoor, Scan your PC Now

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