MSIL/Adware.Agent.AK malicious file

The MSIL/Adware.Agent.AK 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.

What MSIL/Adware.Agent.AK virus can do?

• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Executed a command line with /C or /R argument to terminate command shell on completion which can be used to hide execution
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Created a process from a suspicious location

How to determine MSIL/Adware.Agent.AK?

File Info:
name: EB060E48100514D00DCC.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/a3fd450c0c3dbfbc749465ebe3205cf3fc5dc8e1e70091e9b56bca6e13d11178crc32: 862EC24Fmd5: eb060e48100514d00dcc78a6d75d921asha1: 78179ad140d615d6ccf0c1b508a205873b06b28csha256: a3fd450c0c3dbfbc749465ebe3205cf3fc5dc8e1e70091e9b56bca6e13d11178sha512: a9907c6c5d10775984f0ba2ce3b3306333be3ad0730a00e6d09e87e4af16837b1c443393d3d9bf5f88dfc85bb797b0a7f0bc61452606c9157b2288023e38316essdeep: 49152:0EAkXdl6xwEY72P9pV0TxCRjxLbGfe4Ka4I2e7un:xj6x02PDmTxCRtP6hH4ZLtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T18916CF03AE01D946CE6C4F30089A9678D7267C14E67142DF76ECBE5AFF776C01A4A9B0sha3_384: 5cb26e097dce1d36c28d8509bec686f6e209010ed3dc164b2777180c78fb88ab71973568e932cfc0fcee2645d322a6c2ep_bytes: e8bf27000050e8272901000000000090timestamp: 2006-03-28 19:23:00
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

MSIL/Adware.Agent.AK also known as:

How to remove MSIL/Adware.Agent.AK?

• 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.