Spyware.KeyBase.Generic removal guide

The Spyware.KeyBase.Generic 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 Spyware.KeyBase.Generic virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• At least one process apparently crashed during execution
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Creates RWX memory
• Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
• Starts servers listening on 127.0.0.1:0
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Sniffs keystrokes
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Behavioural detection: Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Created a process from a suspicious location
• Exhibits behavior characteristics of HawkEye keylogger.
• Collects and encrypts information about the computer likely to send to C2 server
• CAPE detected the PredatorPain malware family
• Detects Bochs through the presence of a registry key
• Checks the version of Bios, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Attempted to write directly to a physical drive
• Harvests information related to installed instant messenger clients
• Harvests information related to installed mail clients
• Collects information to fingerprint the system
• Attempts to modify Explorer settings to prevent hidden files from being displayed

How to determine Spyware.KeyBase.Generic?

File Info:
name: 688BDB07FB80A38FFAD3.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/6e913ff10cf6ba5add0234524e28b03840ecb22f1de066de650aa74c123bab60crc32: 7923D27Bmd5: 688bdb07fb80a38ffad35ab1bc036d2fsha1: 6a2cb44baaa38301dc443b04c1290113fceeb990sha256: 6e913ff10cf6ba5add0234524e28b03840ecb22f1de066de650aa74c123bab60sha512: 52acae30ffcdc587965eaf4ced0c37c053193a7ab0f5a7f61e64e931c998f979f7efcca2030db87ed277878455f6e114b92af29a8ec8907a65d06ff0f79a71cassdeep: 12288:uodj+UixtwTLVLs4BA1stsiHrGySMsWWwHyqxDuGxPLt5QQBw:uosLPOLNIs+ATjSz8Btype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T186D4E0C4AA36E945DBD52A7270132CF9ECD538C39900113A60E3A1B1A707FF5AB16D2Fsha3_384: 459726560c426966b643ad9248c27641d3c3cf38e17288fd793fd42fef9b141d9a8d0d2ca26e55708f4d66481216dd8fep_bytes: 6854494800e8eeffffff000000000000timestamp: 2015-12-17 03:49:54
Version Info:
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0CompanyName: Small kSoft ProductName: OperationistFileVersion: 1.00ProductVersion: 1.00InternalName: CowthwortOriginalFilename: Cowthwort.exe

Spyware.KeyBase.Generic also known as:

How to remove Spyware.KeyBase.Generic?

• 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.