Virus.Neshta
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Short bio
Virus.Neshta is Malwarebytes’ detection name for the Neshta family of viruses which has been around since at least 2010, targeting Windows systems.
Type of infection
Virus.Neshta spreads by adding the virus code to other executable files.
Malicious behavior
To gain persistence, Virus.Neshta changes the default value for the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTexefileshellopencommand, to “%SystemRoot%svchost.com “%1″ %*”.
Aftermath
After removal of the infected files the system may be missing vital files for programs to run. Depending on the duration of the infection and the removed files, the system may even be inoperable.
Protection
Malwarebytes blocks Virus.Neshta
Home remediation
You can use the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Nebula console to scan endpoints.
Nebula endpoint tasks menu
Choose the Scan + Quarantine option. Afterwards you can check the Detections pageto see which threats were found.
On the Quarantine pageyou can see which threats were quarantined and restore them if necessary.