Bitdefender anti-malware analysts have produced a tool which can wipe out the “Red October” APT from affected systems. If you happen to be running some bit of critical infrastructure, or have a hunch that your systems might have registered under “collateral damage” in the campaign, feel free to grab it from here. As usual, it is provided free of charge and may be updated at a later date so watch this space.
Razvan Stoica is a journalist turned teacher turned publicist and technology evangelist. When Bitdefender isn't paying him to bring complex subjects to wide audiences, he enjoys writing fiction, skiing and biking. Razvan Stoica started off writing for a science monthly and was the chief editor of a science fiction magazine for a short while before moving on to the University of Medicine in Bucharest where he lectured on the English language. Recruited by Bitdefender in 2004 to add zest to the company's online presence, he has fulfilled a bevy of roles within the company since. In his current position, he is primarily responsible for the communications and community-building efforts of the Bitdefender research and technology development arm.
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thanks
The Removal Tool detected uTorrent.exe in Program Files and Skype(updater.exe). I installed skype from their website and that was on 15.01.2013 so it couldn’t be infected. I think this is false positive. (I scaned two of my PCs and Bitdef. Removal tool showed the same thing. 2 infected files skype(updater.exe) and uTorrent.exe. Hope you fix this .
We are fixing it. New kit should be up in about half an hour. Thanks for the heads up.
I also scanned the files with https://www.virustotal.com/. and it didn’t pick up any virus or similar.
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i need to check if i have red october in my pc
The link is broken.
Not Found
The requested URL /removal_tools/RedOctoberRemovalTool.exe was not found on this server.
Is there a reason the tool was taken down, or is it in a different location?
I want to download but cannot
how to download the red octorber removal tool
Link is broken
Should be fixed now.
i have bitdefendet total securite 2013 on my pc,
and when i download this removal tool,, and when i start the file i have amessages : “could not drop files! ”
help me what to do
I’ve downloaded the tool to use, but it does not work on Windows 8 Professional, hopefully it will be developed on Microsoft’s new operating system in the shortest time.
Thank you very match
My Bitdefender Internet Security 2013 is telling me after installing the red october my scan from Bitdefender Blocked Red oct saying it was a malicious virus and could damage my computer .
please send
? אבער וואָס רעד אקטאבער ?וואָס נישט דער שטערן פון דוד
Could you translate that please? We’re pretty lost when it comes to right-to-left languages.
Excellent, thanks for providing this to all of us in addition to making such a wondeful product.
Best,
Jack
Webmaster and happy user 🙂
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