Categories: Malware

Should I remove “Linux/Agent.HA”?

The Linux/Agent.HA 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 Linux/Agent.HA virus can do?

  • Injection (inter-process)
  • Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
  • Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
  • A potential decoy document was displayed to the user
  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
  • Harvests information related to installed mail clients

How to determine Linux/Agent.HA?


File Info:

crc32: E42DB675md5: 4dde761681684d7edad4e5e1ffdb940bname: tmpj0y7ind7sha1: 2327be693bc11a618c380d7d3abc2382d870d48bsha256: d546509ab6670f9ff31783ed72875dfc0f37fa2b666bd5870eecaaed2ebea4a8sha512: 91a61c719128f263f9f95736d55895954cc468c74ff469ee061d35ec382c50b9165e9a5427dc46a835dac6ae0e6e1f9819632475f68b98a907b53196bd4eb02assdeep: 1536:3aQiZDMyqIlMBZ/R0F4E4kcHiNq98wk9njKZjjLuYo68864sNHFEzv7Ld76divkE:KzDMyqIMBZ/R0ufhBmgZy9yNsNmPtcEtype: ELF 32-bit MSB executable, MIPS, MIPS-I version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, stripped

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Linux/Agent.HA also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.42882503
ClamAV Unix.Malware.Agent-7464514-0
FireEye Trojan.GenericKD.42882503
McAfee ELF/BackDoor.b
Zillya Trojan.Agent.Linux.2429
Symantec Trojan.Gen.MBT
TrendMicro-HouseCall Backdoor.Linux.GAFGYT.AOB
Avast ELF:Mirai-ARH [Trj]
Cynet Malicious (score: 85)
GData Trojan.GenericKD.42882503
Kaspersky HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.42882503
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Fgt.guanxk
ViRobot Linux.S.Agent.108808
AegisLab Trojan.Linux.Gafgyt.m!c
Tencent Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt.Phra
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.42882503
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Comodo Malware@#1byxy4joscal8
F-Secure Malware.LINUX/Agent.leqib
DrWeb Linux.BackDoor.Fgt.3003
VIPRE Backdoor.ELF.Generic.a (v)
TrendMicro Backdoor.Linux.GAFGYT.AOB
McAfee-GW-Edition ELF/BackDoor.b
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKD.42882503 (B)
Ikarus Trojan.Linux.Gafgyt
Cyren E32/Trojan.UOGN-5
Jiangmin Backdoor.Linux.dzna
Avira LINUX/Agent.leqib
Antiy-AVL Trojan[Backdoor]/Linux.Gafgyt
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Tiggre!plock
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D28E55C7
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
AhnLab-V3 Backdoor/Linux.Gafgyt.108264
ALYac Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt
ESET-NOD32 Linux/Agent.HA
MAX malware (ai score=100)
Fortinet ELF/Gafgyt.A!tr.bdr
AVG ELF:Mirai-ARH [Trj]
Qihoo-360 Linux/Backdoor.812

How to remove Linux/Agent.HA?

  • 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.
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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