Heur.PHM.1 (B) removal instruction

The Heur.PHM.1 (B) is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Heur.PHM.1 (B) virus can do?

Drops a binary and executes it
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Heur.PHM.1 (B)?


File Info:
crc32: 81D85973
md5: 9c621547f577daddbcebbf804b7effac
name: 9C621547F577DADDBCEBBF804B7EFFAC.mlw
sha1: 7355ddc617a7eaa0ba1e66fee7c0954141d50984
sha256: 204616485786cfbe875364fad79fe7c34b0d1ef82f61f79940b1c165d3d426b1
sha512: 2853ac05ffe4167b0ed841edcb1707a041a8398df9554c28c51f55e235c5a354bbfb7d9c8743dd787c92209edfae67e2236d5912d7963ae64886b2340fdbdda6
ssdeep: 12288:g/eHy908rsEimOmAe8tm8zP/4pGGQLmoD1Gq9c6gVoreshz0zaj9KiTa:DyLXi5M+fzPApuIOLgXSLjQz
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, MS CAB-Installer self-extracting archive

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: xa9 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
InternalName: Wextract                
FileVersion: 9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330)
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
ProductName: Windowsxae Internet Explorer
ProductVersion: 9.00.8112.16421
FileDescription: Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor                                           
OriginalFilename: WEXTRACT.EXE            .MUI
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Heur.PHM.1 (B) also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Spyware ( 004bf6371 )
Lionic	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.4!c
ClamAV	Txt.File.EXEinPEM-7099209-0
ALYac	Gen:Heur.PHM.1
Zillya	Trojan.Agent.Win32.1013974
Sangfor	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.foww
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/Generic.0129dbc6
K7GW	Spyware ( 004bf6371 )
Cybereason	malicious.7f577d
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Spy.Agent.AES
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Trojan-gen
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
Kaspersky	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.foww
BitDefender	Gen:Heur.PHM.1
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Generic.fkunem
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Heur.PHM.1
Tencent	Msil.Trojan.Agent.Hviw
Ad-Aware	Gen:Heur.PHM.1
Comodo	Malware@#jv60hje133e4
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
FireEye	Gen:Heur.PHM.1
Emsisoft	Gen:Heur.PHM.1 (B)
Avira	TR/Spy.Agent.rcdjs
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Skeeyah.A!rfn
GData	Gen:Heur.PHM.1
TACHYON	Backdoor/W32.DarkKomet.746496.I
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.Generic.C2856706
McAfee	Artemis!9C621547F577
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Fortinet	W32/Agent.AES!tr
AVG	Win32:Trojan-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Heur.PHM.1 (B)?

Heur.PHM.1 (B) removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

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