Should I remove “PWS:Win32/Yokoyou.A”?

The PWS:Win32/Yokoyou.A 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.

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

• Sample contains Overlay data
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine PWS:Win32/Yokoyou.A?

File Info:
name: 256FDAC66AC07D771D67.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/2127b57d4a20d52df5fecbcf7541dc76fee1a7aebeeb94b0bfff8747489a5cf2crc32: 479C1136md5: 256fdac66ac07d771d6753cb05630897sha1: 0ecde3498b221c66477fbc0f8f1568370712afc0sha256: 2127b57d4a20d52df5fecbcf7541dc76fee1a7aebeeb94b0bfff8747489a5cf2sha512: acab9608e12d11c67e8281415827ac5b1d157e1dd3bd59a9beed589aaba7d9c72ffaa0aa93aba4208178e29c40be091ab471563182d694937826e7cf4771e086ssdeep: 768:sFTT/XdwSt0nPg7sL/nKMdNvfbY6Eg50X7ZGrFvuBYk7co/nGeNlnbcuyD7UM:4rXmlntHvhEm0rZwSGIlnouy8Mtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T10C23F297487F4D67C0AFA63D05172D633634B31DA2E6AA10F3E8102589D2F4409EBE23sha3_384: 2660b4303c7bbead43bb5d57efe55658bfcd4d3062fb37a44cbe6d401a2c558b976d70bf0909e07bd137855d646a6f71ep_bytes: 60be008041008dbe0090feff5789e58dtimestamp: 1970-01-01 01:08:16
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

PWS:Win32/Yokoyou.A also known as:

How to remove PWS:Win32/Yokoyou.A?

• 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.