Heur.PIF.8 information

The Heur.PIF.8 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.PIF.8 virus can do?

Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
Creates RWX memory
Attempts to modify proxy settings
Anomalous binary characteristics

Related domains:

a.uguu.se

How to determine Heur.PIF.8?


File Info:
crc32: 18C3BC97
md5: 5fb956512ab04efc1479d3b885be1f79
name: 5FB956512AB04EFC1479D3B885BE1F79.mlw
sha1: 828e0ba4aaba18c8eedf8140475ba6682bb699b0
sha256: bceb3f5176d29e96c0a6903d19ec6fae6210e6b32845a0384afe163eb91a208a
sha512: 828c080d4a5725ea899e97f019a3590acfa44339f94a57ddad541f290b4b8602659dbb150950995c2bb3598d94825f583801d8aae045b2cf4f245407a462f0d3
ssdeep: 768:OxrcM+yvMl1ey4jc2RI874TREdIOR/FjycyrsR2vZ:OrcM+yvMl1NgcQP4aIOovv
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Heur.PIF.8 also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ALYac	Gen:Heur.PIF.8
Cylance	Unsafe
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (W)
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky	UDS:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer
BitDefender	Gen:Heur.PIF.8
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Heur.PIF.8
Ad-Aware	Gen:Heur.PIF.8
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaCO.34142.bqW@aemgnIei
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.VirRansom.mm
FireEye	Generic.mg.5fb956512ab04efc
Emsisoft	Gen:Heur.PIF.8 (B)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
GData	Gen:Heur.PIF.8
MAX	malware (ai score=86)
AVG	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]

How to remove Heur.PIF.8?

Heur.PIF.8 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.

About the author

Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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