Categories: PUA

Should I remove “PsKill (PUA)”?

The PsKill (PUA) 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 PsKill (PUA) virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine PsKill (PUA)?


File Info:
crc32: 129B8DB1md5: 4549d94b655ad6332b08efb258d1b6bfname: pskill.exesha1: 9456c06cb0ab39d2b652602078e819f256098f30sha256: 33a41cabd0cd2c2ca9935e754d635d2509a023281393daa0a5dddbb04cad5e65sha512: bb2106ec1d5e98b2a0a77737d206bf44785f4a228d6b194b53e2acd0114b214f6f41465894a45e183d3411bda0e90f96fce29096a783b8f3f7eafc00ea3aa140ssdeep: 1536:VWFv9FT6gl3FTSNMJbzJXytPhRJSsetsgPTR7EDhqS2ocKBtggR:wFv9z9XbzJitLYse2gC9qzocWtgytype: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 1999-2005  Mark RussinovichInternalName: PsKillFileVersion: 1.11CompanyName: Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.comPrivateBuild: LegalTrademarks: Comments: ProductName: Systems Internals pkillSpecialBuild: ProductVersion: 1.11FileDescription: Terminates processes on local or remote systemsOriginalFilename: pkill.exeTranslation: 0x0409 0x04b0

PsKill (PUA) also known as:

CAT-QuickHeal	RiskTool.PsKill
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	PsKill (not malicious)
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.PsKill.k
Alibaba	RiskWare:Win32/PsKill.8c7b6fd3
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.ProcessKill.ycfxw
ViRobot	RiskTool.PsKill.94208
AegisLab	Riskware.Win32.PsKill.1!c
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#97% (CLOUD)
Sophos	PsKill (PUA)
Comodo	ApplicUnsaf.Win32.RiskTool.PsKill.efs@3xronq
DrWeb	Tool.ProcessKill.7
Zillya	Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.1099283
Invincea	heuristic
CMC	Generic.Win32.4549d94b65!MD
Antiy-AVL	RiskWare[RiskTool]/Win32.PsKill
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.PsKill.k
MAX	malware (ai score=95)
Zoner	Trojan.Win32.55322
Yandex	RiskTool.PsKill!PN3JgykezRs
eGambit	not-a-virus:Generic.Malware
Fortinet	Riskware/PSKill
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.850751.susgen