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What is “Troj/PWS-BSF”?

The Troj/PWS-BSF 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 Troj/PWS-BSF virus can do?

  • Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
  • Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (2 unique times)
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Mimics the system’s user agent string for its own requests
  • A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
  • At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
  • Starts servers listening on 0.0.0.0:39797, :0
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Drops a binary and executes it
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
  • Code injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
  • Deletes its original binary from disk
  • Tries to unhook or modify Windows functions monitored by Cuckoo
  • Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
  • Steals private information from local Internet browsers
  • A system process is generating network traffic likely as a result of process injection
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
  • Creates Zeus (Banking Trojan) mutexes
  • Attempts to modify proxy settings
  • Attempts to modify browser security settings
  • Harvests credentials from local FTP client softwares
  • Creates a slightly modified copy of itself
  • Collects information to fingerprint the system
  • Clears web history

How to determine Troj/PWS-BSF?


File Info:

crc32: 558E5B4Emd5: 74102a61fd431fba6e618def3e4e281dname: bot.exesha1: 31a7329c1f87830cf578546f6808e0e7443abebcsha256: 373304df5ac9fda80320b9d46f7244425903ab64bb889a32106e9042d38d9ddesha512: 4f806858bc6bfb1eca933ec397a49974d824f3cd5ae9807fc76f77709fdd77cf2d2df2462c23e4ae3a9855f4f5810db4dc1a79a91805a6acbed07771ecbafcd5ssdeep: 3072:/caqyte6CV77snHLLxt6yaXOqdPNbnhW4IxZx5kCZuubFrhU1wKKrONmg:/caBtc77snHRJY7PNNW4IxZ7zbC0rONhtype: MS-DOS executable

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Troj/PWS-BSF also known as:

Bkav W32.AppdataUfmavLnr.Trojan
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.SpyEye.S
CMC Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot!O
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Zbot.MUE.AO4
McAfee PWS-Zbot.gen.avh
Cylance Unsafe
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
K7AntiVirus Spyware ( 0026999c1 )
K7GW Spyware ( 00009b291 )
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Invincea heuristic
Baidu Win32.Trojan.Zbot.a
F-Prot W32/Zbot.BR.gen!Eldorado
Symantec Trojan.Zbot!gen19
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Spy.Zbot.YW
APEX Malicious
ClamAV Win.Spyware.Zbot-1275
Kaspersky Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.bopd
BitDefender Trojan.SpyEye.S
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Panda.dpuawp
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Zbot.141312.H
Rising Stealer.Zbot!1.648A (CLASSIC)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
Emsisoft Trojan.SpyEye.S (B)
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Spy.Zbot.BPOD@4vmcr7
F-Secure Trojan-Spy:W32/Zbot.AVTH
DrWeb Trojan.PWS.Panda.786
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
TrendMicro TSPY_ZBOT.SMJV
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.PWSZbot.ch
Fortinet W32/Zbot.YW!tr
Trapmine malicious.high.ml.score
FireEye Generic.mg.74102a61fd431fba
Sophos Troj/PWS-BSF
SentinelOne DFI – Malicious PE
Cyren W32/Zbot.BR.gen!Eldorado
Jiangmin Trojan/Invader.cfa
Webroot W32.Rogue.Gen
Avira TR/SPY.A.5678
MAX malware (ai score=84)
Antiy-AVL Trojan[Spy]/Win32.Zbot
Arcabit Trojan.SpyEye.S
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Cryptor
ZoneAlarm Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.bopd
Microsoft PWS:Win32/Zbot!CI
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Zbot.R4880
Acronis suspicious
VBA32 SScope.Trojan.FakeAV.01110
ALYac Trojan.SpyEye.S
Ad-Aware Trojan.SpyEye.S
Malwarebytes Trojan.Zbot
Panda Trj/WLT.A
Zoner Trojan.Win32.36816
TrendMicro-HouseCall TSPY_ZBOT.SMJV
Tencent Trojan.Win32.Zbot.vv
Yandex TrojanSpy.Zbot!m1tuldSmKhw
Ikarus Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot
GData Trojan.SpyEye.S
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.31988.imX@a4Cv8Kp
AVG Sf:Crypt-BT [Trj]
Cybereason malicious.1fd431
Avast Sf:Crypt-BT [Trj]
Qihoo-360 Trojan.Downloader.Win32.Needaye.A

How to remove Troj/PWS-BSF?

  • 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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