Mal/Agent-PW removal tips

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

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Mal/Agent-PW?


File Info:
crc32: E5FB02EB
md5: a898a8df264194f531ec980f7c74d5a6
name: officepopup.2.22.crack-tsrh.exe
sha1: 964b8b357efa2dc2f7b62fb36d73f77a7160fda1
sha256: 21bbdc7e11bf99e010807664a477521942ab5e1d4f8931e5b3aed633493feb6b
sha512: 6424492e698e45f16edbca15c744847505317146215c8ae01ccaf8f95b7ec7aa11b6b1e60ab3b0e96c44d43b25ae67160978609bfe63d1cc4c4b532fbac44597
ssdeep: 384:oXMAXYYWOx+aHbmo8PCOY2+//c3IJ49vgISoXMH4VY4kCNCzZaFl4j76:ocAXlWMLZ9VcYYoIZc4+4icj
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Mal/Agent-PW also known as:

Bkav	HW32.Packed.
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Trojan.Heur.UT.buW@bu2CwAbi
McAfee	Artemis!A898A8DF2641
Cylance	Unsafe
BitDefender	Gen:Trojan.Heur.UT.buW@bu2CwAbi
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
F-Prot	W32/Keygen.E.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
GData	Gen:Trojan.Heur.UT.buW@bu2CwAbi
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Rising	Trojan.Win32.Generic.1557FC80 (C64:YzY0Oj1q6uZgBzN2)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
Sophos	Mal/Agent-PW
Comodo	Packed.Win32.MUPX.Gen@24tbus
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Invincea	heuristic
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Trojan.mc
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
Emsisoft	Gen:Trojan.Heur.UT.buW@bu2CwAbi (B)
Ikarus	Trojan-Spy.Win32.Ardamax
Cyren	W32/Keygen.E.gen!Eldorado
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Gen
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.SGeneric
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Generic.(kcloud)
Arcabit	Trojan.Heur.UT.EFEAF6
ZoneAlarm	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Ad-Aware	Gen:Trojan.Heur.UT.buW@bu2CwAbi
Panda	Trj/CI.A
SentinelOne	static engine – malicious
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Cybereason	malicious.f26419
CrowdStrike	malicious_confidence_90% (D)

How to remove Mal/Agent-PW?

Mal/Agent-PW 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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