Categories: Malware

Hoax.Win32.Agent removal

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What Hoax.Win32.Agent virus can do?

Executed a command line with /C or /R argument to terminate command shell on completion which can be used to hide execution
Sample contains Overlay data
Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid
Deletes executed files from disk
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Hoax.Win32.Agent?


File Info:
name: C9F11E5D63980AEA6F28.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/dcc8ec4b606dcc8422320dff8da952e5509a0521c0bff209d7b596c66e8f7877crc32: 3B732CEBmd5: c9f11e5d63980aea6f281789f9dbe359sha1: 9d28ab9b40d94012244b9937c5e5993c93d4c53asha256: dcc8ec4b606dcc8422320dff8da952e5509a0521c0bff209d7b596c66e8f7877sha512: fb30091cccb2d14551aa626d07edeea9ebd5eba20763fba1f2605e59b18f00e017ef6923c3c7f06e945a5b54b6fb88313230dd2d16fd5785fa0bbb60d8abdd9assdeep: 1536:Wxkzy48untU8fOMEI3jyYfPiuORuGj9sEN:nzltUeOsaPuGj9sENtype: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T10083EA4EFAA922F1CEC745F8142A7821D3D3BE29135047EB06CC3552E7A8BE1C67652Dsha3_384: 3931b367fd3a7d9c7f89cd43ad160fabf036939b5ddba91e6cc7bd67b440f11884885de41803faf5fded0c07392a933fep_bytes: 6800010000680000000068d8e34000e8timestamp: 2016-10-27 16:06:34
Version Info:
CompanyName: ScanvecFileVersion: 1,0,0,0ProductName: FlexisignProductVersion: 1.0.0.0LegalCopyright: www.signs101.comTranslation: 0x0000 0x04e4

Hoax.Win32.Agent also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.72474782
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.mh
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Zillya	Tool.Agent.Win32.141905
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
VirIT	Backdoor.Win32.Generic.CNLA
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	BAT/Agent.QBP
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Malware.Hoax-10017823-0
Kaspersky	Hoax.Win32.Agent.gen
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.72474782
NANO-Antivirus	Virus.Win32.Sality.bgiylc
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Tencent	Trojan.Win32.Agent.kbv
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.72474782 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Dropper.Gen
DrWeb	BAT.Siggen.250
VIPRE	Trojan.GenericKD.72474782
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.c9f11e5d63980aea
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	TrojanDropper.Daws.fyt
Varist	W32/Trojan.OTMT-9114
Avira	TR/Dropper.Gen
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Occamy
Kingsoft	malware.kb.a.766
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Lazy.AB!MTB
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D451E09E
ZoneAlarm	VHO:Hoax.Win32.Agent.gen
GData	Win32.Trojan.PSE.13TFRNA
Google	Detected
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.36804.fC2@aOGzgah
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.72474782
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
Rising	Trojan.Occamy!8.F1CD (TFE:5:GPpcP9MuPnT)
Ikarus	Trojan.Tiggre
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/BAT.OBP!tr
Zoner	Trojan.Win32.64771
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS