Categories: Malware

What is “PWS:Win32/Wowsteal.AY”?

The PWS:Win32/Wowsteal.AY 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.

Gridinsoft Anti-Malware

Removing PC viruses manually may take hours and may damage your PC in the process. We recommend using GridinSoft Anti-Malware for virus removal. Allows to complete scan and cure your PC during the trial period.
6-day free trial available.

What PWS:Win32/Wowsteal.AY virus can do?

  • Creates RWX memory
  • Reads data out of its own binary image

How to determine PWS:Win32/Wowsteal.AY?


File Info:

crc32: 969E4A94md5: eef6890a92981159ced8e640dda04251name: EEF6890A92981159CED8E640DDA04251.mlwsha1: d555c67ed6087c3aaca5eb1ad3d64745cc40a138sha256: 7836bfe203dcceb0985290e35696594c34501a56e25d8466207dfd0e160b0c1dsha512: afdda87ff7ae17dfcb62b7b8b53cf4547aafd65538cf99a8fea3263c84950452e721815f6b678088a75a661bb8339f266763c5fca43aca971f78b0cbf4af1fd9ssdeep: 3072:wxiGFWNwc5Shw5NKsJGP+cyOvtynJyWoIXRPR2ou1Uog:iF1K5NKeHqtQPR2oumtype: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

PWS:Win32/Wowsteal.AY also known as:

Elastic malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb Trojan.PWS.Gamania.25886
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac Spyware.WOWar
Cylance Unsafe
Zillya Trojan.WOW.Win32.7131
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba TrojanPSW:Win32/Wowsteal.03a5e1b3
K7GW Trojan ( 005148ca1 )
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 005148ca1 )
Baidu Win32.Trojan-GameThief.Lmir.a
Cyren W32/OnlineGames.DB.gen!Eldorado
Symantec Infostealer.Gampass
ESET-NOD32 Win32/PSW.Legendmir.NIG
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:Lmir-KB [Trj]
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Wowsteal-9796260-0
Kaspersky Trojan-GameThief.Win32.WOW.aacn
BitDefender Trojan.Generic.5628073
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.WOW.boaka
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.PSWWow.159744.I
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Generic.5628073
Tencent Trojan.Win32.FakeMS.tpd
Ad-Aware Trojan.Generic.5628073
Sophos Mal/Generic-R + Troj/PWS-BJP
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Legendmir.A@4qcte3
F-Secure Trojan.TR/Hijacker.Gen
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZedlaF.34608.kq4@amaEWVb
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro TSPY_GAMETHI.B
McAfee-GW-Edition GenericRXAE-GN!EEF6890A9298
FireEye Generic.mg.eef6890a92981159
Emsisoft Trojan.Generic.5628073 (B)
Jiangmin Trojan/PSW.WOW.ddv
Webroot W32.Malware.Downloader
Avira TR/Hijacker.Gen
eGambit Generic.Downloader
Antiy-AVL Trojan[GameThief]/Win32.WOW
Kingsoft Win32.Heur.KVM005.a.(kcloud)
Microsoft PWS:Win32/Wowsteal.AY
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D55E0A9
ZoneAlarm Trojan-GameThief.Win32.WOW.aacn
GData Win32.Trojan.Lmir.KB
TACHYON Trojan/W32.Forwarded.Gen
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/OnlinegameHack6.Gen
McAfee GenericRXAE-GN!EEF6890A9298
MAX malware (ai score=100)
VBA32 TScope.Malware-Cryptor.SB
Malwarebytes Spyware.OnlineGames
Panda Generic Malware
TrendMicro-HouseCall TSPY_GAMETHI.B
Rising Trojan.Hijacker!1.9E73 (CLOUD)
Yandex Trojan.GenAsa!nYJJdhMgrsc
Ikarus Trojan-PWS.Win32.Wowsteal
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.1306287.susgen
Fortinet W32/LegMir.J!tr.pws
AVG Win32:Lmir-KB [Trj]
Qihoo-360 Trojan.PSW.Win32.FakeUspAndLpk.B

How to remove PWS:Win32/Wowsteal.AY?

  • 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.

Recent Posts

MSIL/GenKryptik.GXIZ information

The MSIL/GenKryptik.GXIZ is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active,…

2 weeks ago

Malware.AI.2789448175 (file analysis)

The Malware.AI.2789448175 is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active,…

2 weeks ago

Jalapeno.1878 removal instruction

The Jalapeno.1878 is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active,…

2 weeks ago

What is “Trojan.Heur3.LPT.YmKfaKBcBekib”?

The Trojan.Heur3.LPT.YmKfaKBcBekib is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active,…

2 weeks ago

How to remove “Worm.Win32.Vobfus.exmt”?

The Worm.Win32.Vobfus.exmt is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active,…

2 weeks ago

About “TrojanDownloader:Win32/Beebone.JO” infection

The TrojanDownloader:Win32/Beebone.JO is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active,…

2 weeks ago