About “VHO:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Pycoon” infection

The VHO:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Pycoon 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 VHO:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Pycoon virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Injection (inter-process)
• Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Creates RWX memory
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• A process created a hidden window
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Performs some HTTP requests
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Network activity contains more than one unique useragent.
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Writes a potential ransom message to disk
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Creates a copy of itself
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

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How to determine VHO:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Pycoon?

File Info:
crc32: 3C346E22
md5: 89509315e7169cbb7f5bb4ac24eedcd3
name: 89509315E7169CBB7F5BB4AC24EEDCD3.mlw
sha1: 8186549351bed1d141fae128d036d92cb2c7fd59
sha256: 830d9dea7a0cd50235677fbc34f497132e7b064588ea2fa33451e8af37a5cc5d
sha512: b4d86d1273bf21952ee5d85fe993c227778816990d30819f8ac4b237ffbff4843314e87ffc809cb8822f62e2fa0abd550862e5e4ad0da6a612667e8ef27bdd32
ssdeep: 12288:nFgGe9qEW9iwFkpYly+TiFlqZIwwvFHOWUdt0mQlOdTdZEofaD5:F3+kTTIwoFHInTQl0ZEuA
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
FileVersus: 10.0.9.5
ProductVersus: 10.0.6.5
Translations: 0x0365 0x0242

VHO:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Pycoon also known as:

How to remove VHO:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Pycoon?

• 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.