Should I remove “TrojanPSW.Arkei”?

The TrojanPSW.Arkei 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 TrojanPSW.Arkei virus can do?

• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Creates RWX memory
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Uzbek (Latin)
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• CAPE detected the Vidar malware family
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Harvests cookies for information gathering
• Collects information to fingerprint the system

How to determine TrojanPSW.Arkei?

File Info:
name: 16F358A2C51938127F54.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/c2a0afb662be00866ddd7a7454e52b5f82252a837121371aa10dd2393d9b1c33crc32: EB1943A1md5: 16f358a2c51938127f5424b570ac3ee5sha1: aeaa5233c747f386c19e1687a561f33de645e7c8sha256: c2a0afb662be00866ddd7a7454e52b5f82252a837121371aa10dd2393d9b1c33sha512: 2413efbdbbccc8c4d28b128aeb88b02eb3844b39e3d46364d1a490fdead3a7d60a0a85c0f339b8feb68bbf75dfc86a2bcb71b632bcccb2cbe454e6523740f1a1ssdeep: 6144:8e9cbiOcjVN6w/zsPIKGEXbvXzr+2J+BswnoITijHnrb3vOIL3FukmrulTmW:d9cVc5Mw/wPIKGCvjcswbT4353Fqutype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T18584AE107BA0D035F1F712F489B9D3A8B93E7AB15B2551CB63D11AEA46386E4EC3131Bsha3_384: 450477f297fe6ef8f9d54375b782c796253efff2e6c8ab07128d9da3612920f634a7fd766e85160db96a92edbbcb7039ep_bytes: 8bff558bece886ad0000e8110000005dtimestamp: 2021-09-02 09:12:00
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

TrojanPSW.Arkei also known as:

How to remove TrojanPSW.Arkei?

• 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.