ML/PE-A + Mal/Mercu-A removal tips

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

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine ML/PE-A + Mal/Mercu-A?


File Info:
crc32: E55C4B57
md5: ff8a501ae346bf3a62a3e55b5803a5d1
name: FF8A501AE346BF3A62A3E55B5803A5D1.mlw
sha1: aade7e291af22aae2be9239b7a6250475c78efcd
sha256: 59f30e7b0b2b16af8659fd0276feea3a5a78c756a88533b9a6f57a78921751d3
sha512: 994462e839431702767039d1635c3d35ee8f072ddc32a69d485f0dd96efb8fcd125efe501cd71351ca8361fe13f50c06217f6a7196d368c403aab1690fc95b66
ssdeep: 768:KscG4ApfT6aGpDXswguZke1WTjTKZKfgm3Eh5t:JcKfnGEe1WTXF7E3t
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

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

ML/PE-A + Mal/Mercu-A also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 700000121 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.StealerNET.101
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.MsilFC.S22016763
ALYac	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.5183
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.CoinMiner.Win32.29369
K7GW	Trojan ( 700000121 )
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Agent.BJO.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/PSW.Agent.SHS
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
ClamAV	Win.Packed.Bulz-9868353-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Agent.gen
BitDefender	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.5183
MicroWorld-eScan	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.5183
Tencent	Trojan.Win32.Agent.wc
Ad-Aware	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.5183
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Mal/Mercu-A
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34266.cm0@a8728ag
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	PWS-FDEB!FF8A501AE346
FireEye	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.5183
Emsisoft	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.5183 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Avira	TR/PSW.Agent.udrne
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.336DC4E
Microsoft	PWS:MSIL/Mercurial!atmn
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-Cerbu
GData	MSIL.Trojan.PSE.14BW17L
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Generic.C4507255
McAfee	PWS-FDEB!FF8A501AE346
MAX	malware (ai score=85)
VBA32	TScope.Trojan.MSIL
Malwarebytes	Spyware.DiscordStealer
Rising	Stealer.Mercurial!1.D7B6 (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Trojan.PWS.Agent!3WC8EnU5rlA
Ikarus	Trojan-Spy.LunaStealer
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/PSW.4C4A!tr
AVG	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]

How to remove ML/PE-A + Mal/Mercu-A?

ML/PE-A + Mal/Mercu-A 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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