Trojan:Win32/Skeeyah.A!plock

Posted: March 9, 2015

Threat Metric

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Threat Level:	8/10
Infected PCs:	11,214

First Seen:	March 9, 2015
Last Seen:	May 19, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Trojan:Win32/Skeeyah.A!plock is a detection name for a trojan infection on your PC. Typically, trojans like Trojan:Win32/Skeeyah.A!plock are known to be distributed via malicious websites, spam e-mail campaigns, etc. Trojans like Trojan:Win32/Skeeyah.A!plock may cause your system to run rather sluggishly, damage some your personal files and display many annoying fake messages. In addition, often redirects to potentially harmful websites may occur. Users are advised to utilize a powerful anti-malware tool as trojans such as Trojan:Win32/Skeeyah.A!plock are known to hide well.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\IDMan.exe

File name: IDMan.exe
Size: 755.24 KB (755248 bytes)
MD5: 19ecd2966fe29f7e9952dcd89a8bd65a
Detection count: 1,541
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\IDMan.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 4, 2022

%PROGRAMFILES%\WindowHosting\WSecurity.exe

File name: WSecurity.exe
Size: 498.68 KB (498688 bytes)
MD5: 7cc54e9beedbe286c8b2a11eafaa8720
Detection count: 319
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\WindowHosting
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 3, 2018

%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\78B8.tmp.exe

File name: 78B8.tmp.exe
Size: 335.69 KB (335696 bytes)
MD5: 09a357acd6fdadef860bd0d416a67883
Detection count: 136
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\78B8.tmp.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 26, 2020

C:\Program Files\Security\Security.exe

File name: Security.exe
Size: 931.28 KB (931288 bytes)
MD5: b2a0522844429d41278ae093323bd9db
Detection count: 95
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files\Security
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 26, 2017

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Redist\VCRedist.exe

File name: VCRedist.exe
Size: 150.01 KB (150016 bytes)
MD5: aafdd58cb2dabc2061d0a633d4d4be2f
Detection count: 37
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Redist
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 27, 2016

More files

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

Regexp file mask%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Dictator\Aladeen.exe%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\svhostcontroller1.4.2.exe%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\WindowMan\dwm22.exe%APPDATA%\Hyphenizes.exe%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Security\mcrservice.exe%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Pro_upg.exe%APPDATA%\Oracle\JavaUpdate.exe%APPDATA%\Service Host Network Service.exe%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\vss.exe%WINDIR%\parameters\hostdll.exe

Additional Information

The following directories were created:

%APPDATA%\Security\Files%APPDATA%\Security\Guard%APPDATA%\Security\Logs%APPDATA%\Security\Screenshots%PROGRAMFILES%\WindowHosting%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\WindowHosting%TEMP%\subfolders