About “W32/Pykse-H” infection

The W32/Pykse-H 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 W32/Pykse-H virus can do?

Drops a binary and executes it
Authenticode signature is invalid
Attempts to disable UAC
Attempts to modify UAC prompt behavior
Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine W32/Pykse-H?


File Info:
name: 943732C2B4B288FE1D48.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/de6d3ee424667e1fb693f38b86e7c90f513251057164c5bb8eec05f7eb9795f0
crc32: 3440FFBB
md5: 943732c2b4b288fe1d48fbe2f571f9f9
sha1: c85199e293d75dfedbf05666bc22c3b1e88f1b25
sha256: de6d3ee424667e1fb693f38b86e7c90f513251057164c5bb8eec05f7eb9795f0
sha512: 9a158ba042986ac8818c323fc2758e69fee16a999d3fc83c10290efabd10caa356204dacdcd39ad8d310834bfeffb00ab1a7c7e7e24a4619a79642f8e679ccc1
ssdeep: 12288:zXgvmzFHi0mo5aH0qMzd58E7FkqGPJQPDHvd:zXgvOHi0mGaH0qSdzFrY4V
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1C486B03AB6C1C8F1C444813273966F13BEF56C701124EA5BDB60DE093EB66D5D62A38B
sha3_384: b197a26de62e8f751b5b49b52fbce0d7b71c544b6b4eeed346ec0cff6b2eedc976c1d3d627b75df1009fbb097b0a4a39
ep_bytes: 6a6068f8b74200e8edf7ffffbf940000
timestamp: 2006-12-09 07:27:51

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

W32/Pykse-H also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.AgentWDCR.JMO
CAT-QuickHeal	Worm.Pykspa.C3
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.ins
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 003da8d71 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 003da8d71 )
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Baidu	Win32.Worm.Autorun.o
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.AntiAV.PIN
Cyren	W32/Pykspa.A.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	W32.Pykspa.D
ESET-NOD32	Win32/AutoRun.Agent.TG
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_AGENT_006376.TOMB
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Alibaba	Malware:Win32/km_28a2.None
TACHYON	Ransom/W32.Blocker.8028160.E
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Agent.327680.A
DrWeb	Trojan.Kypes.2
VIPRE	Trojan.AgentWDCR.JMO
TrendMicro	TROJ_AGENT_006376.TOMB
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Pykse.wz
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
Sophos	W32/Pykse-H
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan/Vilsel.cgx
Avira	TR/Agent.327680.A
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.AntiAV
Arcabit	Trojan.AgentWDCR.JMO
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Blocker.Gen.B
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Worm.Win32.Agent.gen
Google	Detected
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
Panda	W32/SpySkype.E
Zoner	Trojan.Win32.24407
Tencent	Worm.Win32.Yah.za
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!qHVVdB/AORM
Ikarus	Trojan.Agent
Fortinet	W32/AutoRun.AGENT.AUA!tr
AVG	Win32:Renos-KY [Trj]
Cybereason	malicious.2b4b28
Avast	Win32:Renos-KY [Trj]

How to remove W32/Pykse-H?

W32/Pykse-H removal tool

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.

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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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