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About “Worm:Win32/Pykspa!pz” infection

Malware Removal

The Worm:Win32/Pykspa!pz 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 Worm:Win32/Pykspa!pz 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 Worm:Win32/Pykspa!pz?


File Info:

name: 34AC57713470C928226F.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/ef19c9291940ede6b302be6aac35bc545f0b495666c9e89e3a546c94a00c89e3
crc32: 832E617F
md5: 34ac57713470c928226ff248bf12fb8b
sha1: 88fb81fa3bcd02a0baa41e9181540a2023f10078
sha256: ef19c9291940ede6b302be6aac35bc545f0b495666c9e89e3a546c94a00c89e3
sha512: 9a03baeddb41bd5f758eda94c6a58cd54458e9351f9118fb6ba3f7c561186b738abac000fe64e5e3d11a58cf216190ec22e83bf818d2bc8e58818352dcbcb292
ssdeep: 12288:/XgvmzFHi0mo5aH0qMzd58YTAL7FwoPJQPDHvd:/XgvOHi0mGaH0qSdQFw64V
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T17716C03ABB80C8F2C485803176996E136EF56C701624FA57DB60CE092EF95E5D72A34F
sha3_384: 30c98e8681509eb2475c9006193244135eadb05736d24633c39e50cb5b123fe89dbea36fe77442c50b3ebc1eb8bab678
ep_bytes: 6a6068f8b74200e8edf7ffffbf940000
timestamp: 2006-12-09 04:49:13

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Worm:Win32/Pykspa!pz also known as:

BkavW32.AIDetectMalware
MicroWorld-eScanTrojan.AgentWDCR.JMO
FireEyeGeneric.mg.34ac57713470c928
CAT-QuickHealWorm.Pykspa.C3
SkyhighBehavesLike.Win32.Pykse.rz
McAfeeW32/Pykse.worm.gen.a
MalwarebytesGeneric.Malware.AI.DDS
ZillyaTrojan.Blocker.Win32.28137
SangforSuspicious.Win32.Save.ins
K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 003da8d71 )
K7GWTrojan ( 003da8d71 )
Cybereasonmalicious.a3bcd0
BaiduWin32.Worm.Autorun.o
SymantecW32.Pykspa.D
Elasticmalicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32Win32/AutoRun.Agent.TG
CynetMalicious (score: 100)
APEXMalicious
ClamAVWin.Worm.Autorun-437
KasperskyHEUR:Worm.Win32.Agent.gen
BitDefenderTrojan.AgentWDCR.JMO
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.AntiAV.dsnxsg
AvastWin32:Renos-KY [Trj]
TencentWorm.Win32.Yah.za
SophosW32/Pykse-H
F-SecureTrojan.TR/Agent.327680.A
DrWebTrojan.Kypes.2
VIPRETrojan.AgentWDCR.JMO
TrendMicroTROJ_AGENT_006376.TOMB
Trapminemalicious.high.ml.score
EmsisoftTrojan.AgentWDCR.JMO (B)
IkarusTrojan.Agent
JiangminTrojan/Vilsel.cgx
WebrootWorm:Win32/Pykspa.C
VaristW32/Pykspa.A.gen!Eldorado
AviraTR/Agent.327680.A
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.AntiAV
Kingsoftmalware.kb.a.1000
MicrosoftWorm:Win32/Pykspa!pz
XcitiumWorm.Win32.Autorun.Agent_TG0@1isiwy
ArcabitTrojan.AgentWDCR.JMO
ViRobotTrojan.Win32.Blocker.Gen.B
ZoneAlarmHEUR:Worm.Win32.Agent.gen
GDataWin32.Trojan.BSE.1JWSKP9
GoogleDetected
AhnLab-V3Trojan/Win32.Zepfod.R4378
Acronissuspicious
BitDefenderThetaGen:NN.ZexaF.36792.@pW@aiMP2Kn
ALYacTrojan.AgentWDCR.JMO
MAXmalware (ai score=87)
VBA32Worm.Yah
Cylanceunsafe
PandaW32/SpySkype.E
ZonerTrojan.Win32.24407
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_AGENT_006376.TOMB
RisingWorm.Autorun!1.BC87 (CLASSIC)
YandexTrojan.GenAsa!qHVVdB/AORM
SentinelOneStatic AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecureBackdoor.Zepfod.A
FortinetW32/AutoRun.AGENT.AUA!tr
AVGWin32:Renos-KY [Trj]
DeepInstinctMALICIOUS
CrowdStrikewin/malicious_confidence_100% (D)

How to remove Worm:Win32/Pykspa!pz?

Worm:Win32/Pykspa!pz 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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