Should I remove “ML/PE-A + MSIL/Obfus-K”?

The ML/PE-A + MSIL/Obfus-K 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 + MSIL/Obfus-K virus can do?

Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine ML/PE-A + MSIL/Obfus-K?


File Info:
name: 160BEF0A4EA3F5F41BF2.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/31cc0e78fff9752c34fda7e1919ed8bf780cbe0715103903ceb1c5cb79c68184
crc32: EEE5F7B3
md5: 160bef0a4ea3f5f41bf29f8e983ff63b
sha1: 4cfc0240917006d8f8710314779cdb953f2889b6
sha256: 31cc0e78fff9752c34fda7e1919ed8bf780cbe0715103903ceb1c5cb79c68184
sha512: 6866b8ccd76d584a9c94199305c3473e611f417e237dff8126846d3984c2cdc358e6fdd0805a2038df3e1e0453dba5b39bb3508f24f5a2b8c3c8492ace266d85
ssdeep: 1536:z7jVHXpFxCoGggjWnQv4t+FbqiL/yXFAxeG00zrcXf:zXVH5HCoGnWnQv4t+FbqiL/yX+xZ0yrS
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T13C9384177794C782E1AA3978816F2F36F7F863A3DB33A1055E90414E05A2B814E47F5B
sha3_384: 4db8a93c9262cc99b97f02ab0a2591bc63e7f7ca01942d54cc8d20a85dac65e589e84e5f7f1f1b25a8b1befab6ef950c
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2022-10-06 09:11:16

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

ML/PE-A + MSIL/Obfus-K also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectNet.01
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Cerbu.107107
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
Cybereason	malicious.091700
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Agent.BJO.gen!Eldorado
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Spy.Agent.AES
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Packed.Msilperseus-9956591-0
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Cerbu.107107
Avast	Win32:SpywareX-gen [Trj]
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Cerbu.107107
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Cerbu.107107 (B)
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1202520
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.DiscordNET.50
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Cerbu.107107
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.160bef0a4ea3f5f4
Sophos	ML/PE-A + MSIL/Obfus-K
Ikarus	Trojan-Spy.LunaStealer
GData	MSIL.Trojan-Stealer.DiscordStealer.D
Google	Detected
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1202520
Arcabit	Trojan.Cerbu.D1A263
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.MSILZilla.C5101452
Acronis	suspicious
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Cerbu.107107
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
Malwarebytes	Generic.Trojan.Injector.DDS
Rising	Trojan.Generic/MSIL@AI.96 (RDM.MSIL:J0m0VJAqC5WA6ED8d98Zxg)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34698.fm0@a4WrdUp
AVG	Win32:SpywareX-gen [Trj]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (D)

How to remove ML/PE-A + MSIL/Obfus-K?

ML/PE-A + MSIL/Obfus-K 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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