Win32/VB.SWK removal tips

The Win32/VB.SWK 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/VB.SWK virus can do?

Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/VB.SWK?


File Info:
crc32: 224C5688
md5: b71131e23099b4db73bbb2f87398828d
name: B71131E23099B4DB73BBB2F87398828D.mlw
sha1: e3822a1eb10b8eca126a2c72a99067ea3eee13d0
sha256: d82abd0061c82c1f788bdb614477a5b0745d77bd6c6070c46724c1227676179c
sha512: c9dad77fdef47dbfba4e45abfecfc86e87579e78513d9bfb7f3377304a04a5e6c26f9207f4e354585f02a0dea3c8dd253cb5b7f0ee327fc7b81e766bcab801ee
ssdeep: 384:/TVVOQXx1WoW4GfmqDby9VMIYys086/t7o07HgXDB0Sd:/bK+qHy9GIYU86/5o+K9d
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/VB.SWK also known as:

K7AntiVirus	P2PWorm ( 00561e681 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.KillProc.33435
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Razy.791139
Cylance	Unsafe
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)
K7GW	P2PWorm ( 00561e681 )
Cybereason	malicious.23099b
Baidu	Win32.Trojan-Clicker.VB.e
Cyren	W32/S-83112e22!Eldorado
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/VB.SWK
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:VB-AIZC [Trj]
ClamAV	Win.Malware.Awcd-9773091-0
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.VB.awcd
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Razy.791139
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.VB.dwuzcy
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.A.VB.34752
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Razy.791139
Tencent	Trojan.Win32.VB.asd
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Razy.791139
Sophos	ML/PE-A
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.7C19B78320
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.VBObfus.nz
FireEye	Generic.mg.b71131e23099b4db
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Razy.791139 (B)
Jiangmin	Trojan/VB.cudv
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASBOL.2308
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Razy.DC1263
GData	Gen:Variant.Razy.791139
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.VB.C682576
McAfee	GenericRXGM-NT!B71131E23099
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!gdBb29CHYoc
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.VB
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Generic.AC.123C!tr
AVG	Win32:VB-AIZC [Trj]

How to remove Win32/VB.SWK?

Win32/VB.SWK 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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