Should I remove “Win32/Spy.Amavaldo.Y”?

The Win32/Spy.Amavaldo.Y 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 Win32/Spy.Amavaldo.Y virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Injection (inter-process)
Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
Creates RWX memory
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Win32/Spy.Amavaldo.Y?


File Info:
crc32: FE91B154
md5: f22c437048a1bc35e1f14fd59c10508e
name: dbghelp.dll
sha1: 47a15c2f1625ff9f0356ab06211cecd066f0238e
sha256: 1c01727f68dfbdb64f28a74972acf3b3d2720e9ddf29c7d58ac2ade49b9542ce
sha512: 5416e15dbe54739ef723e1e8e2722e53397aff64281fae3fbf7b21f8f0417ebb22eb14dd85a3c46a31b9b5d84265548bfe825674ea65b43888682b8685106416
ssdeep: 49152:WH71ADH1kmPkuTSbn0Z8c7uMDVuo3cSqs5BlVNda0ZmAGHYDk5:WH7EVkmsuT78c7uMhud01dQ
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Spy.Amavaldo.Y also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Spy.2
FireEye	Generic.mg.f22c437048a1bc35
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Invader
Qihoo-360	Generic/HEUR/QVM25.0.64E0.Malware.Gen
McAfee	Artemis!F22C437048A1
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Invader.4!c
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Spy.2
K7GW	Spyware ( 005498a91 )
K7AntiVirus	Spyware ( 005498a91 )
TrendMicro	TrojanSpy.Win32.AMAVALDO.SMW
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Trojan-gen
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Invader
Alibaba	TrojanSpy:Win32/Amavaldo.bb5097ae
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Invader.hsxlgi
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Z.Spy.4194304.A
Rising	Spyware.Amavaldo!8.F138 (TFE:6:mQ4XiNOvfRM)
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Spy.2
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Spy.Banker.Gen
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Ikarus	Trojan-Spy.Agent
Avira	TR/Spy.Banker.Gen
MAX	malware (ai score=83)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Spy]/Win32.Amavaldo
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Vigua.A
Arcabit	Trojan.Trojan.Spy.2
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Invader
GData	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Spy.2
Cynet	Malicious (score: 85)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Trojan.Spy.2
Cylance	Unsafe
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Spy.Amavaldo.Y
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TrojanSpy.Win32.AMAVALDO.SMW
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Dztc
Fortinet	W32/Amavaldo.R!tr
AVG	Win32:Trojan-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Win32/Spy.Amavaldo.Y?

Win32/Spy.Amavaldo.Y 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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