Adware.MSIL.PKill.2 (file analysis)

The Adware.MSIL.PKill.2 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 Adware.MSIL.PKill.2 virus can do?

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Adware.MSIL.PKill.2?


File Info:
name: C2FE6714DEB092892E33.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/728d7aab76de3faadaa89666dd9c16570ed61b4ca749dfa10860be60d5f4a1be
crc32: 5E414DF6
md5: c2fe6714deb092892e3393bfe39bea7c
sha1: e174d4ebd48a43cd6936ca1380401771c74eb892
sha256: 728d7aab76de3faadaa89666dd9c16570ed61b4ca749dfa10860be60d5f4a1be
sha512: 9f950b90478bed16ec549554bbc60e100e77bb0a5fba9d7d9b62431105e232fa1e9a25dd118aa7e822e2a0243c408f31d784d3ed13dfc19543f65d29c1b982b8
ssdeep: 48:6hCpRtq5davFFruJYiyJwMp0EsqrQ5zol3h6l+1SfbNtm:YcRtq5daxJwlzoUzNt
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1F7B1641193E84337E9B30B36AEE75B9056B4F721CAA75B2D14C416075D2B6A04D53F31
sha3_384: 500536f976f325938c90524d28cda2c6983758e6fce03c3857a3180887563b22c145eef661307b82cda9a43ad20fcb97
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2018-01-05 22:28:53

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: chukka
CompanyName: chukka
FileDescription: chukka
FileVersion: 2.3.6.140
InternalName: curating.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © chukka 2015
LegalTrademarks: © 2015 chukka
OriginalFilename: curating.exe
ProductName: chukka
ProductVersion: 2.3.6.140
Assembly Version: 2.3.6.140

Adware.MSIL.PKill.2 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
Elastic	malicious (moderate confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Adware.MSIL.PKill.2
Skyhigh	Adware-TskLnk
McAfee	Adware-TskLnk
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Gen.2
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_100% (W)
K7GW	Adware ( 0052b2131 )
K7AntiVirus	Adware ( 0052b2131 )
Arcabit	Trojan.Adware.MSIL.PKill.2
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36680.am0@aOeSW4b
Symantec	PUA.Gen.2
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Adware.Dotdo.CM.gen
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Agent.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Adware.MSIL.PKill.2
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.Dotdo.exsxfd
Tencent	Msil.AdWare.Agent.Kqil
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Adware.MSIL.PKill.2 (B)
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1313678
DrWeb	Trojan.Starter.7503
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Adware.MSIL.PKill.2
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1313678
Xcitium	Application.MSIL.Dotdo.CP@7xj8xg
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Agent.gen
GData	Gen:Variant.Adware.MSIL.PKill.2
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Adware.MSIL.PKill.2
Malwarebytes	Adware.DotDo.Generic
Ikarus	AdWare.MSIL.Dotdo
Fortinet	Adware/Dotdo
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Adware.MSIL.PKill.2?

Adware.MSIL.PKill.2 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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