Rootkit.Necurs

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Short bio

Rootkit.Necurs is Malwarebytes’ generic detection for a family of rootkits related to the Necurs botnet.

Protection

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Business remediation

How to remove Rootkit.Necurs with the Malwarebytes Nebula console

You can use the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Nebula console to scan endpoints.

endpoint menu

Nebula endpoint tasks menu

Choose the Scan + Quarantine option. Afterwards you can check the Detections page to see which threats were found.

Nebula detections

On the Quarantine page you can see which threats were quarantined and restore them if necessary.

Nebula Quarantaine

How to enable the scan for rootkits option: Go to Settings > Policies. Click New or select an existing policy. Choose your endpoints operating systems affected by this policy. Select from the following tabs: – Windows – Mac – Linux Select the Settings tab to see the specific settings available for each operating system. Select Scan Rootkits: The scan searches for rootkits. This may increase the time required to complete a scan.

scan rootkits

Home remediation

Malwarebytes can detect and remove Rootkit.Necurs without further user interaction.