Categories: Malware

PWS:Win32/Zbot.AHE removal

The PWS:Win32/Zbot.AHE 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/Zbot.AHE virus can do?

  • Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Finnish
  • Authenticode signature is invalid
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine PWS:Win32/Zbot.AHE?


File Info:

name: 049B66F8B4C83D55789F.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/8c08af5ee3368eb401608454d885eb580f8a32041c6ddffa2469aca166a0c7f0crc32: D3C8E81Dmd5: 049b66f8b4c83d55789f442743c8b900sha1: c8c63cb2428eb0d6f82fa776cdd207ccf4f08575sha256: 8c08af5ee3368eb401608454d885eb580f8a32041c6ddffa2469aca166a0c7f0sha512: 9101263de482d510de8fa123f3ab0bb3dc4ff852b0aa5fd676af836c3e4ea1e3c2b77cddef8ab6183f7ea0babc2269f30fb1b96a3d34fe55ed67243364e3b1c2ssdeep: 6144:DQvSbCa12YnOeYTya+iEo9/GnCmEPq2ii7z9jphmOL:Uvla1XOeI+iEote3EPviM9jphtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1AE340203E78B8372D2B175B5459B9F1D1E79AAC112402C1703EDADAE3B5E3B1708B768sha3_384: 211bf94926f1f1f43e688bb03e59104fbee8fc4f6d7d25640ff150de380b507ed9a6241e783fcfa236126b194db49d69ep_bytes: 558bec83c4908b0d30f9410081c10018timestamp: 2010-02-23 07:49:20

Version Info:

CompanyName: Gq0h5eozdqvGxGFileVersion: 47.246.48144.56163InternalName: 7aE5OriginalFilename: naa6eQMNhProductName: dUdGIoWRihcGgQProductVersion: 191.226.61897.7350Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

PWS:Win32/Zbot.AHE also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware2
Lionic Trojan.Win32.Generic.me8X
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Babar.72914
FireEye Generic.mg.049b66f8b4c83d55
CAT-QuickHeal FraudTool.Security
ALYac Gen:Variant.Babar.72914
Malwarebytes Backdoor.Agent.RND
Zillya Trojan.Zbot.Win32.103791
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0046e4931 )
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Babar.72914
K7GW Trojan ( 0046e4931 )
Cybereason malicious.8b4c83
VirIT Trojan.Win32.Generic.BOLK
Cyren W32/Zbot.IJ.gen!Eldorado
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.AXYI
APEX Malicious
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Agent-545384
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Alibaba TrojanPSW:Win32/Kryptik.0b591efa
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Zbot.brmeso
Rising Trojan.Generic@AI.100 (RDML:QI1OntNp7Sqz9Pd+mwmzvQ)
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Babar.72914
TACHYON Trojan-Spy/W32.ZBot.236069
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Babar.72914 (B)
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Spy.Zbot.IRN@4tu84y
DrWeb Trojan.DownLoader8.7060
VIPRE Gen:Variant.Babar.72914
McAfee-GW-Edition PWS-Zbot.gen.baq
Trapmine malicious.moderate.ml.score
Sophos ML/PE-A
Jiangmin TrojanSpy.Zbot.ctoq
Webroot W32.InfoStealer.Zeus
Avira TR/Kazy.112548796
Microsoft PWS:Win32/Zbot.AHE
GData Gen:Variant.Babar.72914
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Spyware/Win.Zbot.R500362
McAfee PWS-Zbot.gen.baq
MAX malware (ai score=100)
VBA32 BScope.Trojan.FakeAV.01726
Cylance Unsafe
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10c8eeb9
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
Fortinet W32/Kryptik.XUW!tr
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.34742.oq1@amzsR2qS
AVG Win32:Mystic
Avast Win32:Mystic
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove PWS:Win32/Zbot.AHE?

  • 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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