Should I remove “MSIL/PSW.FakeSkype.C”?

The MSIL/PSW.FakeSkype.C 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 MSIL/PSW.FakeSkype.C virus can do?

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine MSIL/PSW.FakeSkype.C?


File Info:
name: 3EEE3C1593536E91244E.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/507b1813900c3c836376439a15134137049f01d3cb36ade03547ed66f98c00dc
crc32: C2EC30F7
md5: 3eee3c1593536e91244e9e1ce1cc9eb2
sha1: b2f623cd5f80e7eb7ee34ff2449b24f3e12438a6
sha256: 507b1813900c3c836376439a15134137049f01d3cb36ade03547ed66f98c00dc
sha512: 233e8025a10afa443ff6534dfb125a8fd95a23f7f6ca97015ddb92b8c65b4943c9b45d4bf345041f640db705cfe765e70f8316e677052fdb38dc23809f5221c5
ssdeep: 1536:9Wl0l3ISXOUIT7Z//Ex2AGmomL/Wo6V5Qvql7dpnZfl9fS7/cKi:8l02S+UI1jmL+PzQcDZflJSs
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1F183BF976951C920C4A8137F3B226D1142634DBA90FCC5DE4B76728B16FDB962C2C2BF
sha3_384: 916f21b0d6e0f77f3b82df235d2af20bd4aa0346c3cf2f870feff64bb912618ff9cb0356f8780512700576375dd71d76
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2014-03-09 15:40:30

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription: Накрутка оков
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: Накрутка оков.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright ©  2014
OriginalFilename: Накрутка оков.exe
ProductName: Накрутка оков
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/PSW.FakeSkype.C also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.69066195
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.69066195
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.69066195
K7AntiVirus	Password-Stealer ( 00521eed1 )
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/FakeSkype.a2488b6c
K7GW	Password-Stealer ( 00521eed1 )
Cybereason	malicious.d5f80e
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/PSW.FakeSkype.C
APEX	Malicious
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.69066195
Avast	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.69066195 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/PSW.FakeSkype.xbpol
VIPRE	Trojan.GenericKD.69066195
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0RI723
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
Sophos	Mal/Generic-R
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.69066195
Google	Detected
Avira	TR/PSW.FakeSkype.xbpol
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D41DDDD3
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
McAfee	Artemis!3EEE3C159353
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0RI723
Rising	Stealer.FakeSkype!8.B63 (CLOUD)
Fortinet	MSIL/FakeSkype.C!tr.pws
AVG	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_70% (W)

How to remove MSIL/PSW.FakeSkype.C?

MSIL/PSW.FakeSkype.C 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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