What is “MSIL/TrojanDropper.Agent.CAV”?

The MSIL/TrojanDropper.Agent.CAV 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 MSIL/TrojanDropper.Agent.CAV virus can do?

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
Authenticode signature is invalid
Binary compilation timestomping detected

How to determine MSIL/TrojanDropper.Agent.CAV?


File Info:
name: 5098475352A632C0EDCF.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/5aa8f0d02c7b5b93a8710d5156f8b9db3a97316d642bc03739b7566f476e98eb
crc32: EDD45C4B
md5: 5098475352a632c0edcf391abe06c6dd
sha1: c6e5ae7d66eb6f67d9da79854dc022f7ab834dbb
sha256: 5aa8f0d02c7b5b93a8710d5156f8b9db3a97316d642bc03739b7566f476e98eb
sha512: cb066db542c54feed7edf7c2c02876ac0b472eb4b0793c0582704d256d5aee29cafe203b229243983685bf9f70dfb6417f1a7bc90ce13939bef95869234a8135
ssdeep: 6144:1TIoqEeXcQOTLuM/N/jKPCoq0r00/veyI70X3ioF93xo6Ei:XeXcQOTLuM/N/jKPCoq0r0NyI4X3PF9L
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T14974393439FA502AB1B3EFA68BE479D6DA6FB6733B07646D109003864723981DDC153E
sha3_384: daeadbea11ddfc497e0e67dcfef2150e40fd33f9ced7aacf81002fda800119b1bb44ec3415879d73969fb98ff49a49e6
ep_bytes: ff250020400001020304050607080000
timestamp: 2089-10-07 02:45:27

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: 
CompanyName: 
FileDescription: WindowsApp9
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: WindowsApp9.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright ©  2023
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: WindowsApp9.exe
ProductName: WindowsApp9
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/TrojanDropper.Agent.CAV also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.AdLoad.tseW
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
FireEye	Generic.mg.5098475352a632c0
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.ft
McAfee	Artemis!5098475352A6
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware/Suspicious
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005931191 )
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/Kryptik.487f4579
K7GW	Trojan ( 005931191 )
Cybereason	malicious.d66eb6
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36792.vm0@aKSXqEj
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/TrojanDropper.Agent.CAV
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.Citrate.gen
Avast	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen
Sophos	Mal/Kryptik-BA
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Google	Detected
Avira	TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.1000
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
ViRobot	Trojan.Win.Z.Agent.345088.BB
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.Citrate.gen
GData	Win32.Trojan.Agent.M9APX3
Varist	W32/MSIL_Agent.FNK.gen!Eldorado
AhnLab-V3	Win-Trojan/MSILKrypt09.Exp
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/Chgt.AD
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R014H0CKL23
Rising	Malware.Obfus/MSIL@AI.98 (RDM.MSIL2:a0UCD/0dVCIG+53KGY7+8Q)
Ikarus	Trojan-Dropper.MSIL.Agent
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/GenKryptik.CLHB!tr
AVG	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove MSIL/TrojanDropper.Agent.CAV?

MSIL/TrojanDropper.Agent.CAV 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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