ML/PE-A + Mal/LimeRAT-B removal tips

The ML/PE-A + Mal/LimeRAT-B 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 ML/PE-A + Mal/LimeRAT-B virus can do?

Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
Authenticode signature is invalid
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
CAPE detected the LimeRAT malware family

How to determine ML/PE-A + Mal/LimeRAT-B?


File Info:
name: 879C2712AA361D668E21.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/3bb65ae8e9fa76bd48f2cfd21a84013e43fed9036775044f812cf4a59d6086bb
crc32: E6CDA4E7
md5: 879c2712aa361d668e218fe2fa6f3ede
sha1: a0a7916cffa3dd8b352c569c8c61859373a245cb
sha256: 3bb65ae8e9fa76bd48f2cfd21a84013e43fed9036775044f812cf4a59d6086bb
sha512: 7a7fb180850e9ccad44e0dcbe5bac6616501a3d6a3a014818b929c0eb6e4e8cd7b6e778f6bada9c359be5e323fb2fc0b7f378f0e6d7dde63bdc4766b8575429e
ssdeep: 768:3pRi6rHwt8aE+RHtN8yj4R6ES0JXtZhVm13j2tSHPWcSaY:3pZHwt8ahpRs7S
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T14914FB52EBF2EF30CB68197F8651B3254F3E5E8241B2BD8D344DB0A52EBAD40C5406E6
sha3_384: 7661f6ac105119a074857343319848cdbad0640e7332d175cd713faaae5303743f7e42cfba5556deda4746f114ab6f1b
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2021-11-22 18:53:36

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

ML/PE-A + Mal/LimeRAT-B also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ClamAV	Win.Malware.Barys-6836745-0
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.YakbeexMSIL.ZZ4
McAfee	GenericRXIJ-BB!879C2712AA36
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005684c61 )
BitDefender	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.1992
K7GW	Trojan ( 005684c61 )
Cybereason	malicious.2aa361
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Kryptik.DBS.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Trojan.LimeRat
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Agent.BPK
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
MicroWorld-eScan	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.1992
Avast	Win32:CrypterX-gen [Trj]
Rising	Trojan.AntiVM!1.CF63 (CLASSIC)
Ad-Aware	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.1992
Emsisoft	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.1992 (B)
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader29.2373
TrendMicro	Coinminer.MSIL.LIMERAT.SMA
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.cz
FireEye	Generic.mg.879c2712aa361d66
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Mal/LimeRAT-B
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
GData	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.1992
Avira	TR/Dropper.Gen7
Arcabit	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.D7C8
Microsoft	Backdoor:Win32/LimeRat.YA!MTB
AhnLab-V3	Win-Trojan/LimeRAT.Exp
ALYac	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.1992
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
VBA32	Malware-Cryptor.MSIL.AgentTesla.Heur
Malwarebytes	Backdoor.LimeRat
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Coinminer.MSIL.LIMERAT.SMA
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Agent
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.SWO!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34294.lmW@aGbz22o
AVG	Win32:CrypterX-gen [Trj]
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen

How to remove ML/PE-A + Mal/LimeRAT-B?

ML/PE-A + Mal/LimeRAT-B 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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