What is pusk3.exe?

pusk3.exe is part of PuTTY suite and developed by Simon Tatham according to the pusk3.exe version information.

pusk3.exe's description is "PuTTY SSH authentication agent"

pusk3.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Documents and Settings\roger\Desktop\m\8\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected pusk3.exe.

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VirusTotal report

39 of the 40 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the pusk3.exe file. That's a 98% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Generic.KD.278327
Agnitum	Trojan.DL.Dapato!udlDU0b7/as
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Jorik
AntiVir	TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
Avast	Win32:MalOb-GY [Cryp]
AVG	FakeAlert.AEZ
Baidu-International	Trojan.Win32.Dapato.AJ
BitDefender	Trojan.Generic.KD.278327
Bkav	W32.Blotras.Adware
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.FakeAV
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Downloader-388
CMC	Generic.Win32.2d4b013ac1!CMCRadar
Commtouch	W32/FakeAlert.PG.gen!Eldorado
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.Kryptik.WHS
DrWeb	BackDoor.Siggen.30987
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.PXI
F-Prot	W32/FakeAlert.PG.gen!Eldorado
Fortinet	W32/Jorik.FR!tr
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.FakeSysdef
Jiangmin	Trojan/Jorik.ice
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0019d8d11 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 0019d8d11 )
Kaspersky	Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Dapato.abl
Malwarebytes	Trojan.FakeAlert
McAfee	FakeAlert-SysDef.b
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/FakeSysdef
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Generic.KD.278327
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Dapato.cqppq
Norman	FakeAV.AEHG
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Downloader.1a1
Rising	PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1299B5F0!312063472
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-FakeAV
Symantec	Trojan.FakeAV
TheHacker	Trojan/Downloader.Dapato.abl
TotalDefense	Win32/FraudXPRestore.A
TrendMicro	TROJ_FAKEAL.SMQT
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_FAKEAL.SMQT
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.FakeAV.ls (v)
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Downloader.464896.I

pusk3.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove pusk3.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the pusk3.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that pusk3.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate pusk3.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the pusk3.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate pusk3.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\Documents and Settings\roger\Desktop\m\8\pusk3.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the pusk3.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If pusk3.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If pusk3.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If pusk3.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that pusk3.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

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