Mal/PWS-JZ removal guide

The Mal/PWS-JZ 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/PWS-JZ virus can do?

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

How to determine Mal/PWS-JZ?


File Info:
name: 9D0CAC6160ED1C577AAA.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/21ed3f69c3e196b078a23f8761bf50f577d0d165a85d3048b74822ebccae9cac
crc32: 1FFAAFBB
md5: 9d0cac6160ed1c577aaa17f9bb1bb548
sha1: 7fd36343cbc7b2cb54f7a9cc4f7396796d850c5d
sha256: 21ed3f69c3e196b078a23f8761bf50f577d0d165a85d3048b74822ebccae9cac
sha512: feb681fbfad266924cf2463d348b643a60278225e8e887ea94356988cf3466550e2dcdf317e6111b92b7952b8a293ceabbb8f752e4ede37392c67c2b8649b948
ssdeep: 6144:ViyrlK2EmkseqwA1Lxl6dONR8NQLkNNL66hUMK/W3dDUyhU2rV:EyrlK0np1l/g+LkNJDhUp/WtIVA
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T15984129273C74B00CD2524BD44EF823A07E16FC369378AD9BF0C36A95E16A139F96946
sha3_384: e51a00483524a4181e7b5bd58dbb37b823d026cd13cd1cbf5b0ebfcff433e7f47d56cd0f26d63cf0d2d98263ad651b54
ep_bytes: ff250020b60400000000000000000000
timestamp: 2021-11-19 22:03:34

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription:  
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: 3.exe
LegalCopyright:  
OriginalFilename: 3.exe
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0

Mal/PWS-JZ also known as:

tehtris	Generic.Malware
McAfee	Artemis!9D0CAC6160ED
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 700000121 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 700000121 )
Cybereason	malicious.160ed1
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.GenusT.EGDW
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Agent.DUC.gen!Eldorado
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Injector.VVX
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Stealer.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Heur.MSIL.Bladabindi.1
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Heur.MSIL.Bladabindi.1
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10bbca37
Emsisoft	Gen:Heur.MSIL.Bladabindi.1 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.Stealer.32203
VIPRE	Gen:Heur.MSIL.Bladabindi.1
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.9d0cac6160ed1c57
Sophos	Mal/PWS-JZ
Ikarus	Trojan-Dropper.MSIL.Agent
Jiangmin	Trojan.PSW.MSIL.dmam
Avira	TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[PSW]/MSIL.Stealer
Arcabit	Trojan.MSIL.Bladabindi.1
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Stealer.gen
GData	Gen:Heur.MSIL.Bladabindi.1
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Win-Trojan/MSILKrypt09.Exp
Acronis	suspicious
VBA32	TScope.Trojan.MSIL
MAX	malware (ai score=80)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Agent.MSIL
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Stealer.Agent!8.C2 (TFE:dGZlOgxBUjgev+WxHQ)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.CAK!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36196.xq0@a8MUW@c
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove Mal/PWS-JZ?

Mal/PWS-JZ 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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