Categories: Malware

What is “PWS:Win32/Frethog.AZ”?

The PWS:Win32/Frethog.AZ 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 PWS:Win32/Frethog.AZ virus can do?

  • Drops a binary and executes it
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
  • Deletes its original binary from disk
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
  • Creates a copy of itself
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz
a.tomx.xyz

How to determine PWS:Win32/Frethog.AZ?


File Info:

crc32: C6CA052Bmd5: 2892a6f1c159bfde720967725634ef50name: 2892A6F1C159BFDE720967725634EF50.mlwsha1: 291d84741abf825203b9004e9f2ee4e0ae17cb43sha256: 7716c8938776358c50f5870187e75b7f8b54188e9046fae87e1b9ce6f110f236sha512: 1cce8e1fbb6ac7fce9cb2c7bf3cabbd52ab34f08b6098e0da7481a2150a0304e8e5a0e799309f96c60362bd976412464fa8534c7820c781212178789d64ef67essdeep: 768:TMoSL13vqm/nvB+PdDrokftSZ6DiE+nhXAK55:+ZvqmvVk6gghXAi5type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

PWS:Win32/Frethog.AZ also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware2
K7AntiVirus Password-Stealer ( 0055e3dc1 )
Lionic Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb Trojan.PWS.Wsgame.16110
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac Gen:Trojan.Heur.FU.biW@a8vE2Jfb
Cylance Unsafe
Zillya Trojan.OnLineGames.Win32.55212
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
Alibaba TrojanPSW:Win32/OnLineGames.9bc04467
K7GW Password-Stealer ( 0055e3dc1 )
Cybereason malicious.1c159b
Cyren W32/OnlineGames.EB.gen!Eldorado
Symantec Infostealer.Gampass
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.ORG
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:Trojan-gen
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Agent-369186
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender Gen:Trojan.Heur.FU.biW@a8vE2Jfb
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Wsgame.xzgge
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Z.Dropper.32256
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Trojan.Heur.FU.biW@a8vE2Jfb
Tencent Win32.Trojan-gamethief.Onlinegames.Hsis
Ad-Aware Gen:Trojan.Heur.FU.biW@a8vE2Jfb
Sophos ML/PE-A + Mal/Dropper-O
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.Generic.29230140@1ulejw
BitDefenderTheta AI:Packer.793EF6DB1F
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.USF0HJ
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.PWSZbot.nh
FireEye Generic.mg.2892a6f1c159bfde
Emsisoft Gen:Trojan.Heur.FU.biW@a8vE2Jfb (B)
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin Heur:Trojan/PSW.OnlineGames
Webroot W32.Infostealer.Gen
Avira TR/Dropper.Gen
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_95%
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.262203
Kingsoft Win32.PSWTroj.GameOnlineX.al.(kcloud)
Microsoft PWS:Win32/Frethog.AZ
GData Gen:Trojan.Heur.FU.biW@a8vE2Jfb
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.OnlineGameHack.R42244
McAfee Artemis!2892A6F1C159
MAX malware (ai score=100)
Panda Generic Malware
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.USF0HJ
Rising Trojan.PSW.Win32.GameOnlineX.al (CLASSIC)
Yandex Trojan.GenAsa!a1BhMv9Y4D4
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Refroso
Fortinet W32/Dropper.O
AVG Win32:Trojan-gen
Paloalto generic.ml

How to remove PWS:Win32/Frethog.AZ?

  • 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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