What is ssh.sys?

ssh.sys is part of ssh and developed by ssh according to the ssh.sys version information.

ssh.sys's description is "ssh"

ssh.sys is usually located in the 'c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ssh.sys.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

39 of the 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ssh.sys file. That's a 91% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AhnLab-V3	Win-Trojan/Koobface.32128
AntiVir	RKIT/Koobface.DU
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Koobface.gen
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
AVG	BackDoor.Generic12.CAWR
BitDefender	Trojan.Koobface.407
CAT-QuickHeal	Rootkit.Koobface.du
Commtouch	W32/Koobface.JP
Comodo	UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb	Win32.HLLW.Facebook.831
Emsisoft	Riskware.WinNT.Koobface!IK
eSafe	Win32.Hacktool.Rootk
eTrust-Vet	Win32/Koobface.TB
F-Prot	W32/Koobface.JP
F-Secure	Trojan.Koobface.407
Fortinet	W32/Koobface.DU!tr.rkit
GData	Trojan.Koobface.407
Ikarus	VirTool.WinNT.Koobface
Jiangmin	Rootkit.Koobface.bp
K7AntiVirus	EmailWorm
Kaspersky	Rootkit.Win32.Koobface.du
McAfee	Artemis!7D26244E52F7
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!7D26244E52F7
Microsoft	VirTool:WinNT/Koobface.gen!F
NOD32	probably a variant of Win32/Tinxy.BY
Norman	W32/Koobface.HBX
nProtect	Trojan/W32.Rootkit.32128.D
Panda	W32/Koobface.KZ.worm
PCTools	Hacktool.Rootkit
Prevx	High Risk Worm
Rising	Trojan.Win32.Generic.124CC09B
Sophos	Mal/KoobRK-A
Symantec	Hacktool.Rootkit
TheHacker	Trojan/Koobface.du
TrendMicro	RTKT_KOOBFACE.GL
TrendMicro-HouseCall	RTKT_KOOBFACE.GL
VBA32	Rootkit.Koobface.du
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
VirusBuster	Rootkit.Koobface!qR7me9gMfks

ssh.sys removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ssh.sys with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ssh.sys file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ssh.sys 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 ssh.sys in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ssh.sys 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 ssh.sys in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ssh.sys

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

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ssh.sys still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ssh.sys is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If ssh.sys 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 ssh.sys no longer appear in the scan result.

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