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ML/PE-A + Mal/MSIL-AZ removal

Malware Removal

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

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
  • Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
  • A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • Authenticode signature is invalid
  • Collects and encrypts information about the computer likely to send to C2 server

How to determine ML/PE-A + Mal/MSIL-AZ?


File Info:

name: 260F624F14BE8F5D8C7E.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/f231dabcdb5d6aed764714a8c03e1e4d1bf2d78c1aae3a9c5b3b3333b9dbcee4
crc32: EE52826A
md5: 260f624f14be8f5d8c7eb619da1bf907
sha1: df90193de3307a72238dedde0ec6399e8f7d9067
sha256: f231dabcdb5d6aed764714a8c03e1e4d1bf2d78c1aae3a9c5b3b3333b9dbcee4
sha512: a62561c0b0a197a2ce999e20cf3e03991edb51984eab2e4c5340f5b52fa3c91dce829e2e16b806bf9cc14f3da8ca1dd696247b58b610daa1200f36b771f00fe9
ssdeep: 24576:HzsY4mLd78bcL/p8QevR7HUFoubFtv1ct74zHRiPI17N5:H178UWLHVuhxzxiPI1
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1B755125E73DE4D11E8BE83FD90B28644C6B1E25A956BDF0C0D8D90A81E27794CD10BBB
sha3_384: 753d23a778e227bc8da03743855a53a7f21b36c6ae267ce5ceca7ff22405f62c72a4a9d6b90cc7db1420e914b42b46a4
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2017-10-13 15:07:45

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

ML/PE-A + Mal/MSIL-AZ also known as:

Elasticmalicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScanGen:Variant.Ransom.Generic.1
ClamAVWin.Packed.Zyklon-9872988-0
CAT-QuickHealTrojan.GenericFC.S18883569
McAfeeGenericRXBG-CS!260F624F14BE
CylanceUnsafe
ZillyaTrojan.Zyklon.Win32.65
SangforBackdoor.Win32.Omaneat.8
K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 700000121 )
AlibabaBackdoor:MSIL/Omaneat.b516af43
K7GWTrojan ( 700000121 )
CrowdStrikewin/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
SymantecTrojan.Klonzyrat
ESET-NOD32a variant of MSIL/Zyklon.C
APEXMalicious
Paloaltogeneric.ml
CynetMalicious (score: 99)
KasperskyHEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefenderGen:Variant.Ransom.Generic.1
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Zyklon.etypsg
AvastMSIL:Agent-DRV [Trj]
RisingBackdoor.Zyklon!1.CB43 (CLASSIC)
Ad-AwareGen:Variant.Ransom.Generic.1
SophosML/PE-A + Mal/MSIL-AZ
F-SecureTrojan.TR/Dropper.Gen
DrWebTrojan.DownLoader23.50673
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R002C0DGO21
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
FireEyeGeneric.mg.260f624f14be8f5d
EmsisoftGen:Variant.Ransom.Generic.1 (B)
IkarusTrojan.MSIL.Zyklon
GDataMSIL.Trojan.Zyklon.A
JiangminTrojan.Generic.apsut
AviraTR/Dropper.Gen
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Generic.ASMalwS.1E93B9D
ArcabitTrojan.Ransom.Generic.1
MicrosoftBackdoor:MSIL/Omaneat.B
AhnLab-V3Trojan/Win32.Skeeyah.R194230
ALYacGen:Variant.Ransom.Generic.1
MAXmalware (ai score=96)
VBA32TScope.Trojan.MSIL
MalwarebytesBackdoor.Zyklon
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.R002C0DGO21
TencentWin32.Trojan.Generic.Hoex
YandexTrojan.Kryptik!WnpPvuJ505Q
SentinelOneStatic AI – Malicious PE
eGambitUnsafe.AI_Score_100%
FortinetMSIL/Generic.AP.57260!tr
BitDefenderThetaGen:NN.ZemsilF.34294.rnW@aaSEZBf
AVGMSIL:Agent-DRV [Trj]
PandaTrj/GdSda.A
MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.300983.susgen

How to remove ML/PE-A + Mal/MSIL-AZ?

ML/PE-A + Mal/MSIL-AZ 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.

About the author

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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