How To Delete Ratsnif From Infected PCs (Remove Malware Virus)

Facts You Need To Know About Ratsnif

 

Ratsnif, another term considered as a remote access malware which is mainly used by the cyber hackers for cyber espionage purposes. It is a creation of OceanLotus hacking group also known as Cobalt Kity and Apt 32 that have been operating in the cyber world since 2013. This hacking group is responsible for conducting various malware attack on South East Asian region and fairly known for espionage campaigns in Vietnam. The developers behind this malware usually combines the commercially available tools known as Cobalt Strike with the unique malware. Since, OceanLotus group has created numerous Trojan but Ratsnif is one of the tool which is different from another RATs.

Threat Profile of Ratsnif
Name	Ratsnif
Type	Trojan, RAT
Belongs To	OceanLotus hacking group
Promoted As	Hacking tool
Risk Level
Related	Lilith RAT, Remcos RAT Virus, VanillaRAT etc.
Description	Ratsnif is a new hacking tool used by OceanLotus APT group to attack System Network.
Occurrences	Phishing email campaigns, exploit kits, bundling method, torrent downloads, pirated software, P2P file sharing network etc.
Deletion	Possible, to delete Ratsnif successfully, you must download Windows Scanner Tool.

Capabilities of Ratsnif After Evolving

First of all, Ratsnif was spotted in late 2016 and that time, it seemed as unfinished. The oldest version of this malware was actually a debug build which is mainly compiled in the August of 2016 and the webpage for it's C2 server was activated from the very day. After that, its developer involves themselves to create several version. But after executing several tests for the debugging process, it's con artists finally came across in year 2018 actually what appeared to be functional copy of this malware. In the previous or early stages, Ratsnif is mainly known for gathering users detail including System names, username, info of network adapter, Windows Computer directory etc and send all data to C&C server. But now, Ratsnif comes with several new features which doesn't only ruin compromised machine badly but also keeps all privacy of victim at the high risk. This is why, deletion of Ratsnif is highly recommended from affected machine.

Get Familiar With Malevolent Features of Ratsnif

• Shares victims data with other RATs.
• Capable to execute various arbitrary commands on infected host.
• Get access to the all network traffic.
• Executes the attack of Man-in-the-Middle.
• Set up the HTTP redirects to execute the secret phishing attack of Ratsnif.
• Downpours overall working speed of targeted machine and many more.

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Steps to Delete Ratsnif

Step: 1 Restart your Windows PC in Safe Mode

Find the complete details on how to Reboot your PC in Safe Mode (if you are a novice, follow the above given instructions on how to boot up your PC in Safe mode irrespective of the Windows Version that is being used as Windows XP, 7, Win 8, 8.1 and Windows 10)

Step:2 Remove Ratsnif from Task Manager

Press CTRL+ALT+DEL simulataneously to open Task manager. Find Ratsnif Related processes or any other suspicious processes that are running on it. Now Select and delete Ratsnif virus from Task Manager at once.

 

Step:3 How to Delete Ratsnif Related Startup Items

Press Win + R together and Type “msconfig”.

Now press Enter Key or Select OK.

“Startup” option is to be selected on the Pop-up Window Tab

Now Search for Ratsnif Related applications on Startup Items

Now Uncheck all Unknown or Suspicious items from “System Configuration” related to Ratsnif

Now Click and Select Restart to Start your Computer in Normal Mode

Step: 4 How to Delete Ratsnif from Windows Registry

1. Press Win + R in combination to Open Run Box, Type regedit on the search box and press enter.
2. This will Open the registry entries.
3. Find Ratsnif related entries from the list and carefully delete it. However be careful and do not delete any other entries as this could severely damage the Windows Component.

Also, after completing the above steps, it is important to search for any folders and files that has been created by Ratsnif and if found must be deleted.

Step 5 How to View Hidden Files and Folders Created by Ratsnif

1. Click on the Start Menu
2. Go to Control Panel, and Search for folder Options
3. Click on view hidden files and folders Options, For your convenience, we have included complete process on how to unhide files on all Windows Version. This will delete all the files and folders associated with Ratsnif that was existing on your compromised system.

Still, if you are unable to get rid of Ratsnif using manual steps, you need to scan your PC to detect Ratsnif.

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