Should I remove “ML/PE-A + Mal/MSIL-QK”?

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

Sample contains Overlay data
CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous .NET characteristics

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


File Info:
name: 8A0AF6D494BDCCBF3FA5.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/3f66c80f6170850e4704ec0f00fa7e4dcef2f26a2fef099289c0688bcab13cf1
crc32: C9B07583
md5: 8a0af6d494bdccbf3fa5f5feceaa1501
sha1: 49f703b25cb109e7a0b49433d1f2d04743bf279a
sha256: 3f66c80f6170850e4704ec0f00fa7e4dcef2f26a2fef099289c0688bcab13cf1
sha512: 18f467223871cd8b56867bf1fd23cf7171111fe177934d03595020a906dc0b4ff065a6feb431d0b1942d8ce2f930b307ec26f1664114d99643efabe36a3c9ac5
ssdeep: 24576:jOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO7:n
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T15F95C58B2BE9C912C2FD93754562830903F0B6831D67E75F0DC9C4DA1F3B6544E8BAA6
sha3_384: 9802a97792dee5a64b9836460fd1c37979d09f332c760112617ddf65d18c5511a197c54beeb7bd265695036fc936a4ea
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2017-01-02 19:23:48

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

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

Bkav	W32.AIDetectNet.01
DrWeb	Trojan.MulDrop12.19403
MicroWorld-eScan	IL:Trojan.MSILMamut.6503
FireEye	Generic.mg.8a0af6d494bdccbf
ALYac	IL:Trojan.MSILMamut.6503
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Bladabindi.Win32.119430
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 700000121 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 700000121 )
Cybereason	malicious.494bdc
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34646.8n3@aGWjeVd
Cyren	W32/Trojan.FDS.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Bladabindi.AZ
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Generic-6417450-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	IL:Trojan.MSILMamut.6503
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Bladabindi.hjsnpb
Avast	MSIL:Agent-ANE [Trj]
Tencent	Trojan.Win32.Bladabindi.16000335
Ad-Aware	IL:Trojan.MSILMamut.6503
Emsisoft	Trojan.Bladabindi (A)
Comodo	TrojWare.MSIL.Bladabindi.O@4thr1l
Baidu	MSIL.Backdoor.Bladabindi.a
VIPRE	IL:Trojan.MSILMamut.6503
TrendMicro	BKDR_BLADABI.SMC
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tm
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Mal/MSIL-QK
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan.Generic.exsrz
Google	Detected
Avira	TR/Agent.bindub
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.3DAC
Microsoft	Backdoor:MSIL/Bladabindi.AL
Arcabit	IL:Trojan.MSILMamut.D1967
GData	MSIL.Trojan-Spy.Keylogger.NOM8TP
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Nitol.C1690885
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Trojan-FIGN
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
VBA32	Malware-Cryptor.MSIL.AgentTesla.Heur
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Agent.MSIL
Rising	Backdoor.Bot!1.6675 (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Trojan.Bladabindi!xt8aVuQldTI
Ikarus	Trojan-Spy.HawkEye
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.7164915.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.PPW!tr
AVG	MSIL:Agent-ANE [Trj]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)

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

ML/PE-A + Mal/MSIL-QK 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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