What is “Win32/Spy.KeyLogger.PGU”?

The Win32/Spy.KeyLogger.PGU 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.KeyLogger.PGU virus can do?

Sniffs keystrokes
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Spy.KeyLogger.PGU?


File Info:
crc32: 56E1F458
md5: 6c88921f011ed669f0276611bcb6d2c6
name: 6C88921F011ED669F0276611BCB6D2C6.mlw
sha1: 4ed4d4192ae65b009d9759fb4560a96e9d7d5244
sha256: a3892f6083e751a8d4fee0b96e12db7ed0829fed2097ac1450eb19aa142dd561
sha512: af18fca38f72c898024df098e4389dc76ae1873e0d0a11ea3af643b9b2ec7c7844431842147074380d2125094d443204c3d42d0e385538779d9446805592cfe5
ssdeep: 384:WfKDXzPliOR7C9qYlUCS9uDngVQh+Ynys6KbF9tBeq5VlvFmdLrPQWJbZhQxEfgx:1R7wjgUnHhtnys3ztQqRoJbbg2fO7
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Spy.KeyLogger.PGU also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Spyware ( 004f25af1 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.KeyLogger.l!c
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.37887653
Sangfor	Spyware.Win32.KeyLogger.cddn
Alibaba	TrojanSpy:Win32/KeyLogger.efb6f498
K7GW	Spyware ( 004f25af1 )
Cybereason	malicious.92ae65
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Spy.KeyLogger.PGU
Avast	Win32:Trojan-gen
Kaspersky	Trojan-Spy.Win32.KeyLogger.cddn
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.37887653
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.37887653
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.37887653
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0WJU21
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.37887653
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.37887653 (B)
Jiangmin	TrojanSpy.KeyLogger.oua
Avira	TR/Spy.KeyLogger.dwlkk
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D2421EA5
ZoneAlarm	Trojan-Spy.Win32.KeyLogger.cddn
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.37887653
McAfee	Artemis!6C88921F011E
MAX	malware (ai score=89)
VBA32	TrojanSpy.Keylogger
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0WJU21
Ikarus	Trojan-Spy.Agent
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/KeyLogger.PGU!tr.spy
AVG	Win32:Trojan-gen

How to remove Win32/Spy.KeyLogger.PGU?

Win32/Spy.KeyLogger.PGU 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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