What is “Spyware.Shifu”?

The Spyware.Shifu 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.Shifu virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• 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
• Uses Windows utilities to create a scheduled task
• Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
• Behavioural detection: Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• CAPE detected the embedded pe malware family
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Deletes executed files from disk
• Attempts to access Bitcoin/ALTCoin wallets
• Touches a file containing cookies, possibly for information gathering
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine Spyware.Shifu?

File Info:
name: 1D3172D61ACC6B6382DE.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/5706385196e989ddc37d47830ec75c104ee8d69b6dbba471a02b966144c0cfc8crc32: 53FE20E9md5: 1d3172d61acc6b6382deb601ab6f3593sha1: 5d6c4ecad867961ca73e2b4b942099a79dd16eebsha256: 5706385196e989ddc37d47830ec75c104ee8d69b6dbba471a02b966144c0cfc8sha512: fe18b566aa930dae888d49738781805dae56d53e303288587d1423c572608d3074298cf130081a3586eb89e778c1d2b82baa0761c5fcf0633de07a82c7c0238assdeep: 1536:8wkaZI1mKRXkEmYnEjE9Y9hNXnlcxdxH032bVSBkqCbmDCLcQ/MKk+A+BOK1l:83ai1mKD5E99SH0oVSBrD4cENtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1C8C31229E00057E4D5E5EE3B1B0C40C36B5295F15A72D94D2AD3C7D26BBA0E20FCEB25sha3_384: d5b0ac638db59642787469c4aa9de9b2f4faba8bab87dfcc7f4378088c654ad06dac9d60d5d9f7543732c558f9252387ep_bytes: 60be007040008dbe00a0ffff57eb0b90timestamp: 2015-09-24 03:18:03
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Spyware.Shifu also known as:

How to remove Spyware.Shifu?

• 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.