Categories: Malware

PWS:Win32/Hooker.A removal tips

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What PWS:Win32/Hooker.A virus can do?

Reads data out of its own binary image
Drops a binary and executes it
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
Sniffs keystrokes
Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
Anomalous binary characteristics

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz

a.tomx.xyz

How to determine PWS:Win32/Hooker.A?


File Info:
crc32: 8B296800md5: 550dc06df614f05854b8c3a3e77212dbname: 550DC06DF614F05854B8C3A3E77212DB.mlwsha1: 277a911130b0619c7f9af937c84620155ab65543sha256: 3c683461243e6a18530684182932a093702d8caf04e1d119d4ddda14e72b8504sha512: e22b11f8a4c6f8b09d1feebb17f6605175fe802cfdd7b831cf77d7d4a540ada4ce0d9abffcf18b0479e6dbc147328d1e5382b8240c9a2c851c0bed7d267df6f8ssdeep: 768:LjG9NqOftqhVxK5Y7aC2+pDvdkFC8+3Fn:Ly9ySX+JvdkFC88type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

PWS:Win32/Hooker.A also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Hooker.i!c
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.Hooker
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
CMC	Generic.Win32.550dc06df6!MD
ALYac	Dropped:Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.1
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Hooker.Win32.40
Sangfor	Infostealer.Win32.Hooker.A
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (D)
Alibaba	TrojanPSW:Win32/Hooker.5a8d8725
Cybereason	malicious.df614f
Cyren	W32/Risk.PYOY-4938
Symantec	BackOrifice.Trojan
ESET-NOD32	Win32/PSW.Hooker
Avast	Win32:KeyHooker [Trj]
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Hooker-5
BitDefender	Dropped:Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.1
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Hooker.fgww
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Hooker_25
MicroWorld-eScan	Dropped:Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.1
Tencent	Win32.Init.QQRob.bgfl
Ad-Aware	Dropped:Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.1
Sophos	Mal/Generic-R + Troj/PWS-Hooker
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.PSW.Hooker@4fdo
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.737F744522
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro	TROJ_PSW.HOOK.A
McAfee-GW-Edition	PWS-Hooker.dr
FireEye	Generic.mg.550dc06df614f058
Emsisoft	Dropped:Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.1 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan/PSW.Hooker.a
Webroot	Trojan.Hooker
Avira	TR/Hooker.PSW.2
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.32E49
Microsoft	PWS:Win32/Hooker.A
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.1
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GData	Dropped:Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.1
AhnLab-V3	Win-Trojan/Hooker.8704_v24
McAfee	PWS-Hooker.dr
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
VBA32	TrojanPSW.Hooker
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.3558765908
Panda	Trj/PSW.Hooker.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_PSW.HOOK.A
Rising	Dropper.Smorph.c (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!baniJo2Jccg
Ikarus	Trojan-PWS.Win32.Hooker
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.1394367.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Hooker.A!tr.dr
AVG	Win32:KeyHooker [Trj]
Qihoo-360	Win32/Ransom.Cerber.HykCrOcA