Mal/Agent-ATJ removal guide

The Mal/Agent-ATJ 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 Mal/Agent-ATJ virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Mal/Agent-ATJ?


File Info:
name: 335C43E49E1C540D60BA.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/971f91d37be88a453c5428ed381c3fc3aafdefebdae560aca65bb9314eb56bba
crc32: 1172B17D
md5: 335c43e49e1c540d60bad9a2fb153c80
sha1: d80f5980b4365b45da9c6aca6ec6c209dc827438
sha256: 971f91d37be88a453c5428ed381c3fc3aafdefebdae560aca65bb9314eb56bba
sha512: 4081b748a571271e878e712c4701ebde956230eadc3c3184063d9a6d32b5c71cafa50dca41a6aebb16c9ff25028af36d0a1d5418e3bcc0833e05043832f4d34b
ssdeep: 24576:Yf7wDf93eeKxs7doDnMmKkUdqeTf8X8R22pQO:YEl1zqnbKTMegMR2GQO
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1A92523397314BFEAD03D8170DAD7B77F26BD8233BAE2F85724485997E4E110A3196148
sha3_384: ddb6f8100b29ec9d0a4d17c41a21b8b95b363a206ded5774e6b9fe115ec08eb81a37f4595bf2a0776c66c30fdee8ef87
ep_bytes: 83ec045053e801000000cc5889c3402d
timestamp: 2017-09-03 01:10:44

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0
CompanyName: Microsoft Corp.
FileDescription: Microsoft .NET
LegalTrademarks: Microsoft
ProductName: Remote Service Application
FileVersion: 40.01.0001
ProductVersion: 40.01.0001
InternalName: Spy24
OriginalFilename: Spy24.exe

Mal/Agent-ATJ also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Injector.l6p7
tehtris	Generic.Malware
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKDZ.74224
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKDZ.74224
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Spy.S2043631
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKDZ.74224
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	Backdoor:Application/Xtrat.fbb1418c
K7GW	Trojan ( 005464661 )
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005464661 )
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.Virtumod.RNM
Cyren	W32/Zusy.BU.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	SMG.Heur!gen
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKDZ.74224
SUPERAntiSpyware	Hack.Tool/Gen-KeyLogger
Avast	Other:Malware-gen [Trj]
Tencent	Trojan.Win32.Remtasu.ya
Sophos	Mal/Agent-ATJ
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/AD.XtremeRAT.cxhrx
DrWeb	Trojan.Virtumod.11842
VIPRE	Trojan.GenericKDZ.74224
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Sivis.dc
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKDZ.74224 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
GData	Win32.Backdoor.XRat.A
Avira	TR/AD.XtremeRAT.cxhrx
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.AGeneric
Xcitium	TrojWare.Win32.Agent.COC@52vn2u
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D121F0
Microsoft	Backdoor:Win32/Xtrat
AhnLab-V3	Backdoor/Win.Xtreme.R543547
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Packed-ZO!335C43E49E1C
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Rising	Backdoor.Xtrat!1.B38D (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Riskware.Themida!QUHm9DRKW/g
Ikarus	Virus.Win32.VBInject
MaxSecure	Trojan.Generic.pak
Fortinet	W32/Agent.7CAF!tr
AVG	Other:Malware-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Mal/Agent-ATJ?

Mal/Agent-ATJ 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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