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What is “MSIL/Adware.CsdiMonetize.AS”?

Malware Removal

The MSIL/Adware.CsdiMonetize.AS 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 MSIL/Adware.CsdiMonetize.AS virus can do?

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
  • .NET file is packed/obfuscated with Confuser
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine MSIL/Adware.CsdiMonetize.AS?


File Info:

name: 0A5730336C4874186271.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/e030b3c06dc42567433967ee3f5f53787877788c7b17e5b59ced6c77bc202ede
crc32: D68EF0EB
md5: 0a5730336c48741862713752e5359c64
sha1: 457998f2c1c63c160c31172f65603d4ee24d6277
sha256: e030b3c06dc42567433967ee3f5f53787877788c7b17e5b59ced6c77bc202ede
sha512: 593e7e252609a5aa2cb66c4be0a22ab26479f652c482f0ac0f3d9e8fd46c6869e6ba5be165745fec80e7395cd854b11102ded12bf5d2648b7579de3fbf13a632
ssdeep: 6144:pnNFoS7OhDmPuXPq+1nR1F2y4t9WUs2429wpt12K18:bWS7OhKuXPqaR1F2y4t9WUs2429wpt14
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1CA34C59D765072DFC86BC476DEA82C64FA60747B931B9207A01716EDAE0D89BCF140F2
sha3_384: 00ad2f3280737a41a9c0c1609ad64bbde35fb1d74812bdf720a684deafc06b5a39601fe04d5d755ada5cf90aeb729bb4
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2021-11-26 15:10:59

Version Info:

Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: drupal_engine_applications
CompanyName: drupal_engine_applications
FileDescription: drupal_engine_applications
FileVersion: 0.0.0.11
InternalName: Recover.exe
LegalCopyright: drupal_engine_applications
LegalTrademarks:
OriginalFilename: Recover.exe
ProductName: drupal_engine_applications
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.11
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/Adware.CsdiMonetize.AS also known as:

LionicTrojan.MSIL.Agent.4!c
Elasticmalicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScanTrojan.GenericKD.47536943
FireEyeGeneric.mg.0a5730336c487418
CAT-QuickHealTrojan.MSIL
McAfeeRDN/Generic PUP.z
CylanceUnsafe
ZillyaTrojan.Agent.Win32.2578807
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 0058a31a1 )
AlibabaAdWare:MSIL/CsdiMonetize.2085a06c
K7GWAdware ( 0058a31a1 )
Cybereasonmalicious.36c487
CyrenW32/Trojan.NMFH-0917
SymantecML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32a variant of MSIL/Adware.CsdiMonetize.AS
APEXMalicious
KasperskyHEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Agent.gen
BitDefenderTrojan.GenericKD.47536943
SUPERAntiSpywarePUP.Tuto4PC/Variant
AvastWin32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
TencentMsil.Trojan.Agent.Frz
Ad-AwareTrojan.GenericKD.47536943
SophosGeneric PUA EF (PUA)
DrWebAdware.WizzMonetize.1
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R002C0PKU21
McAfee-GW-EditionRDN/Generic PUP.z
EmsisoftTrojan.GenericKD.47536943 (B)
SentinelOneStatic AI – Malicious PE
GDataTrojan.GenericKD.47536943
AviraADWARE/CsdiMonetize.cxwee
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Generic.ASMalwS.34DEEBE
KingsoftWin32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
GridinsoftRansom.Win32.Sabsik.vb
MicrosoftTrojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
CynetMalicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3Adware/Win.CsdiMonetize.C4626882
BitDefenderThetaGen:NN.ZemsilF.34062.pm0@aa5wD8b
ALYacTrojan.GenericKD.47536943
MAXmalware (ai score=83)
VBA32TScope.Trojan.MSIL
MalwarebytesAdware.Tuto4PC
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.R002C0PKU21
eGambitUnsafe.AI_Score_99%
FortinetAdware/CsdiMonetize
AVGWin32:AdwareX-gen [Adw]
PandaTrj/GdSda.A
MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.300983.susgen

How to remove MSIL/Adware.CsdiMonetize.AS?

MSIL/Adware.CsdiMonetize.AS 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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