Adware.MSILHeracles.242 removal

The Adware.MSILHeracles.242 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.MSILHeracles.242 virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Adware.MSILHeracles.242?


File Info:
crc32: FE343D54
md5: b3c5e6f7514388ddc21e37d7f3509fc4
name: B3C5E6F7514388DDC21E37D7F3509FC4.mlw
sha1: 5fc2acbf22811dd65b070e33e1487f4a1dab6b65
sha256: 0292b9308e59df4904384c14ef108795c2efc780a4df378be122319367a1f699
sha512: 051e3ae8b5781fd1aca7f9ce49b81cd4405f6f845de68dd7bab658b4636ae6f87f3f76c5178a5c77ba977515938a8bd715a15ba4f135c1631373640464f546c0
ssdeep: 6144:mAjD+TJA/mT3POQM+NzZZsZwfD+KUAkC/5M4pCni0wL7xOIwOuLNk1q/gzqiD9W:mAn4WgGgwZcx/Lqih7cXGYHiD9Kq
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright Blizzard xa9  2016
Assembly Version: 5.1.1.9
InternalName: launcher.exe
FileVersion: 5.1.1.9
CompanyName: Activision Blizzard
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: launcher
ProductVersion: 5.1.1.9
FileDescription: Battle NET lancher
OriginalFilename: launcher.exe

Adware.MSILHeracles.242 also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0050b1e11 )
Lionic	Trojan.MSIL.Generic.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Adware.MSILHeracles.242
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)
K7GW	Riskware ( 0050b1e11 )
Cybereason	malicious.f22811
Cyren	W32/S-0e9168d3!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Riskware.GameHack.Z
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Adware.MSILHeracles.242
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Mlw.ezfqxf
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Adware.MSILHeracles.242
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.114ce9c5
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Adware.MSILHeracles.242
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	Application.MSIL.GameHack.Z@7kilc4
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34236.Cm1@a82jCFi
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.gh
FireEye	Generic.mg.b3c5e6f7514388dd
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Adware.MSILHeracles.242 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan.MSIL.agagd
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1128570
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.251F63E
Microsoft	Backdoor:Win32/Bladabindi!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Adware.MSILHeracles.242
GData	Gen:Variant.Adware.MSILHeracles.242
AhnLab-V3	Unwanted/Win32.GameHack.R219092
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	GenericRXCZ-DV!B3C5E6F75143
MAX	malware (ai score=97)
VBA32	TScope.Trojan.MSIL
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!5mZzJ8cc7OM
Ikarus	PUA.MSIL.Riskware
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.SHR!tr
AVG	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Adware.MSILHeracles.242?

Adware.MSILHeracles.242 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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