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What is “PHP/KillWin.A”?

The PHP/KillWin.A 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 PHP/KillWin.A virus can do?

  • Sample contains Overlay data
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
  • The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
  • Authenticode signature is invalid
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine PHP/KillWin.A?


File Info:

name: EFF166FC8803A7EFFE93.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/f77b68275f906aa328edaff82ccd9a5574fd5866033c8b7a42a37b9e895b3f1ecrc32: 58DE8ECDmd5: eff166fc8803a7effe93839f29e42306sha1: 6b5d58b3ba3dbe7922171265aab05ce99b18577asha256: f77b68275f906aa328edaff82ccd9a5574fd5866033c8b7a42a37b9e895b3f1esha512: 464ecb9eeb76bef979b4cdccbedbeb8d170fcdf6d179a0bcc9378f585741e1e28d3faa63500e6f26ccdad4b15c309812fa48e89bd6e25d1da8073919dc0a58b5ssdeep: 98304:0e1aO8bj2W7UJCc5Z88NYRBNOy4V5SJBAUZLBn5Dd:0e1o2WLc6LmIJVVn3type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1BB66D102F38280F7D91711785477A37FAB39AF0616119947EBB0FE891D323517A2A39Bsha3_384: 65af4ca3bf9b6dcff9c2f69b89cda5b7241594ee41639a99ba95f4cd50995410c007a9ab2f86daa62f840f5c06c8cc7eep_bytes: 558bec83c4e833c08945ec8945e8b81ctimestamp: 2010-09-21 12:04:16

Version Info:

CompanyName: FileDescription: FileVersion: 1.0.0.0InternalName: LegalCopyright: LegalTrademarks: OriginalFilename: ProductName: ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0Comments: Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4

PHP/KillWin.A also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware2
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Heur.SEPhish.!e!.2
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Dynamer.D9
McAfee Generic PWS.ya
Cylance Unsafe
Sangfor [ARMADILLO V1.XX – V2.XX]
K7AntiVirus Password-Stealer ( 0047e7de1 )
K7GW Password-Stealer ( 0047e7de1 )
Cybereason malicious.c8803a
VirIT Trojan.Win32.Generic.AXVQ
Cyren W32/AccPhish.A.gen!Eldorado
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 PHP/KillWin.A
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Agent-319001
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender Gen:Heur.SEPhish.!e!.2
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-PWS
APEX Malicious
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b07807
Ad-Aware Gen:Heur.SEPhish.!e!.2
Sophos ML/PE-A
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.PSW.AccPhish.E@4ldh0q
F-Secure Trojan.TR/PHP.Gen
VIPRE Gen:Heur.SEPhish.!e!.2
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.vh
Trapmine malicious.high.ml.score
FireEye Generic.mg.eff166fc8803a7ef
Emsisoft Gen:Heur.SEPhish.!e!.2 (B)
Ikarus Trojan-PWS.PHP.AccPhish
GData Gen:Heur.SEPhish.!e!.2
Jiangmin Trojan/PSW.VKont.pq
Avira TR/PHP.Gen
MAX malware (ai score=80)
Arcabit Trojan.SEPhish.!e!.2
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Skeeyah.A!rfn
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/Accphish.6955773
ALYac Gen:Heur.SEPhish.!e!.2
VBA32 Trojan.Tnega
Malwarebytes HackTool.Agent
Avast Win32:Agent-AQQM [Trj]
Rising Trojan.Generic@AI.100 (RDMK:o4opVkLtp1Ud0iV3xM4Abw)
Yandex Trojan.GenAsa!/q+YhMhC2uI
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure Trojan-PSW.PHP.AccPhish.eu
Fortinet W32/AccPhish.EU!tr.pws
AVG Win32:Agent-AQQM [Trj]
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)

How to remove PHP/KillWin.A?

  • 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.
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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