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PWS:Win32/Skeeyah removal

The PWS:Win32/Skeeyah 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/Skeeyah virus can do?

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
  • Authenticode signature is invalid
  • Sniffs keystrokes
  • Attempts to identify installed AV products by installation directory

How to determine PWS:Win32/Skeeyah?


File Info:

name: A9D63BF8FC69FB58BCE5.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/91374f78d11bdb0683f8145ef38645b4c1a5278d89fc07c5d8e94474c079b36fcrc32: 842C706Dmd5: a9d63bf8fc69fb58bce5c1f8f13a644esha1: e7a81db29203fe5b0b6ea0b1a0c4370ed0faff0bsha256: 91374f78d11bdb0683f8145ef38645b4c1a5278d89fc07c5d8e94474c079b36fsha512: 28d19a44527db7d64c00e78299a1196c50e2004d96cba0a51742ad2153a392d69ccccd9d9f95a630f14a2f90980f877000c2c0ea6939d90a8e54dcf9a6439cb1ssdeep: 768:TGpshozTR4HcBeflNokGmveyhFpVhR1mVBmQ3Jh4:ad4HUylN5GmDFU8type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T16263510533F94414E6AB3BB61AB7861087B3F5969A35DD1F098EA08B0FA3F425D50F72sha3_384: 8345eb620f1d03ff5980cccdb820271426968eab77cd80f131712d7d5eb9c823ad54831616f8aece461105e455ab1095ep_bytes: ff25002040003c003e002f0062007400timestamp: 2017-02-24 19:09:47

Version Info:

Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0Comments: Symantec 390CompanyName: SymantecFileDescription: Symantec End ProtectionFileVersion: 1.0.0.0InternalName: programs11.exeLegalCopyright: Copyright © 2019LegalTrademarks: OriginalFilename: programs11.exeProductName: Symantec 390 ProtectionProductVersion: 1.0.0.0Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

PWS:Win32/Skeeyah also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetectNet.01
Lionic Trojan.MSIL.KeyLogger.l!c
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.74256
FireEye Generic.mg.a9d63bf8fc69fb58
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.GenericFC.S6060125
ALYac Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.74256
Cylance Unsafe
Sangfor Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 700000121 )
Alibaba TrojanSpy:MSIL/IrcGhost.bc071035
K7GW Trojan ( 700000121 )
Cybereason malicious.8fc69f
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/IRCBot.EA
APEX Malicious
Paloalto generic.ml
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.KeyLogger.gen
BitDefender Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.74256
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.IrcGhost.emenld
Avast MSIL:IRCBot-G [Trj]
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Spy.Lpva
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.74256
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.74256 (B)
Comodo Malware@#3kbc4k9y5zdag
DrWeb Trojan.Siggen6.63994
Zillya Trojan.IrcGhost.Win32.19
TrendMicro TROJ_FRS.0NA103C320
McAfee-GW-Edition GenericRXBC-HX!A9D63BF8FC69
Trapmine malicious.moderate.ml.score
Sophos Mal/Generic-R + Troj/IrcGhost-A
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
GData Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.74256
Jiangmin TrojanSpy.MSIL.atma
Webroot W32.Trojan.MSIL.IrcGhost
Avira TR/Spy.Gen
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Arcabit Trojan.MSILPerseus.D12210
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.KeyLogger.gen
Microsoft PWS:Win32/Skeeyah
Cynet Malicious (score: 99)
Acronis suspicious
McAfee GenericRXBC-HX!A9D63BF8FC69
MAX malware (ai score=100)
Malwarebytes Malware.AI.1158878973
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_FRS.0NA103C320
Yandex Trojan.IRCBot!2/Akm0nqhis
Ikarus Trojan.MSIL.IRCBot
Fortinet MSIL/Generic.AP.46D5B6!tr
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34742.em0@a88IQBn
AVG MSIL:IRCBot-G [Trj]
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove PWS:Win32/Skeeyah?

  • 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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