How to remove Cosco Shipping Bank Email Virus

Easy tips to delete Cosco Shipping Bank Email Virus

One of the ways to deliver malware is through spam emails through attachments (or website links). Such attachments are often disguised as purchase orders, bank statements or other important documents. This particular email is disguised as a letter from COSCO SHIPPING – a Chinese shipping company. It contains a malicious file disguised as an invoice.

The threat actors behind Cosco Shipping Bank Email Virus try to trick recipients into thinking that they have received a letter from COSCO SHIPPING Company regarding the confirmation about their bank account information. They try to lure them into executing content on a malicious document within. It is named as “COSCO BANK INVOICE.arj” (however, the name could vary).

It is designed to distribute malware. The malware intrude in through this spam campaign is not yet known. It could be ransomware, Trojans, cryptocurrency miners or other malicious software. Ransomware encrypts stored files and then demands ransom payment for the decryption. Cryptocurrency miners utilize system resources to mine cryptocurrencies for their authors.

Trojans are of different types. They can be data stealer, chain-infection creators or simply a virus that is designed to conduct system damages and functions or the combination of one or two. Besides all such issues, you would suffer data and monetary loss, loss access to online accounts and various other problems when you open the malicious document presented the email spam.

How did Cosco Shipping Bank Email Virus infect my system?

The file attached within is an ARJ compromised file. It contains another file or files that could have malicious PDF or MS Office document, executable file, JavaScript and another infected file. The malicious MS Office documents ask users permission to enable macros command. They do not infect systems unless grant this permission.

Malicious documents opened through MS Office versions released before 2010 however automatically cause the system infection as they do not require any such permission – they infect the system right away. This is because they lack the Protective Mode recently added with the newer versions to prevent any such files to automatically get the permission to run macros commands and thereby information users about the serious dangers.

Text presented in COSCO SHIPPING BANK EMAIL spam page:

Subject: BANK ACCOUNT INFO UPDATE

Dear Sir/Madam

Good Day !

We’re in the middle of checking supplier bank account information for

PMI data base purpose.

Kindly check attached file and inform us whether you still using it or

change to new one.

If there’s changing kindly inform us immediately and fill up enclosed

master payee data form for our reference.

Awaiting your confirmation.

THANK YOU & B.RGDS

MS.SOOBOK LEE æŽå®ˆé¦¥

========================================

COSCO SHIPPING KOREA

ACCOUNTS DEPT.

TEL : +82-02-2184-3376

FAX : +82-02-3452-4766

MOB : +82-10-4252-1596

E-MAIL : [email protected]

How to prevent malware intrusion?

Do not open any links or files in any irrelevant emails sent from unknown or suspicious sites. Avoid using p2p networks, unofficial pages, third party downloaders or other sources of this kind to download files, programs. Use only official websites and direct links for that. Update and activate any installed software with tools/ functions from official developers.

 Never use any third party unofficial tools for the purpose – they often cause system infections instead of providing the required update/ fixes. Have a reputable antivirus tool installed on system and run system scans with it on regular basis. If the system is already infected, we recommend you use some reputable antivirus tool and remove it automatically. However, if you already decided not to use any security tool, you can refer our manual instructions provided below the post to remove it manually.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

Click Here For Windows Click Here For Mac

Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Cosco Shipping Bank Email Virus :

Remove the related items of Cosco Shipping Bank Email Virus using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Cosco Shipping Bank Email Virus issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Cosco Shipping Bank Email Virus ) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Cosco Shipping Bank Email Virus removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Cosco Shipping Bank Email Virus still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Cosco Shipping Bank Email Virus plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Cosco Shipping Bank Email Virus removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Cosco Shipping Bank Email Virus (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.