Should I remove “Troj/MewsSpy-A”?

The Troj/MewsSpy-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 Troj/MewsSpy-A virus can do?

• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Checks adapter addresses which can be used to detect virtual network interfaces
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Created a process from a suspicious location
• A process sent information about the computer to a remote location.
• Attempts to identify installed AV products by installation directory
• Attempts to detect ThreatTrack/GFI/CW Sandbox through the presence of a file
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Deletes executed files from disk

How to determine Troj/MewsSpy-A?

File Info:
name: E89E7CDD765C8BC9376E.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/ce26973e1469e8cc58c25d4dbf1c1824476ebce4af8022fec33d8c5bf905f784crc32: 9617A24Cmd5: e89e7cdd765c8bc9376eb36ba520b84dsha1: f61834211fab76d0f31a563e14b7a47ebf5eb42bsha256: ce26973e1469e8cc58c25d4dbf1c1824476ebce4af8022fec33d8c5bf905f784sha512: 59399b94feeccae2102a056eff8a1456336ee8fadf6f94b384597cea745b3499419144eab1b88c4ef2e4eb7ca67ce444db9c1dc68efddbf9f29c024a1968e0d4ssdeep: 6144:W2+JS2sFafI8U0obHCW/2a7XQcsPMjVWrK8/PzDvc2Eyv:W2TFafJiHCWBWPMjVWrjM2/vtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T11E948D5276C08032C46E1574D4BBAB7349397E355B31A6C3B3D07E69BDB12D2AA3834Esha3_384: bf41dc4ea58cd17927a1eec42696b6e77ed7913c2d05349f0075efa7e265f6e9820408fe875f10a08958a53eb9a5f3f1ep_bytes: e8bf9e0000e989feffffff3520484400timestamp: 2013-10-31 11:53:49
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Troj/MewsSpy-A also known as:

How to remove Troj/MewsSpy-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.