What is “MSIL/Agent.AEX”?

The MSIL/Agent.AEX 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/Agent.AEX virus can do?

Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
Creates RWX memory
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine MSIL/Agent.AEX?


File Info:
crc32: A32F4F8A
md5: 8fd52d36d462880b18bcb836037b9be5
name: 8FD52D36D462880B18BCB836037B9BE5.mlw
sha1: f2a3786caefeea0fce3a42d37c5dd3938fb64b22
sha256: 2cd9c40e897fbb7a9a484378c2ad06c9972e98dc390e27e021b912c3b42ffe08
sha512: 2e871ed9147bff7af435396785127bf88cf58a6e6006e01a2403aa0e406362f0ca91d5b941c981506fb0a170b612c613a418b52c4cad9e0e1381c29ad2286c67
ssdeep: 384:2OmQaq+bP8gbw11bI/rRf2TaXbG9EEiDIgCTy2w1bCKIDiRZ:dkbP8gb4bI/wOXbDI/GbCKIDiRZ
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  2015
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: Client.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: Client
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: Client
OriginalFilename: Client.exe

MSIL/Agent.AEX also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005282891 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (W)
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/Generic.4f555811
K7GW	Trojan ( 005282891 )
Cybereason	malicious.caefee
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Agent.AEX
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.MSILPerseus.eyiuvf
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Agent.Egev
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
FireEye	Generic.mg.8fd52d36d462880b
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	TR/Agent.osqnt
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_98%
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Agent.C4094551
McAfee	Artemis!8FD52D36D462
MAX	malware (ai score=94)
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0CIU21
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Agent
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.AEX!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove MSIL/Agent.AEX?

MSIL/Agent.AEX 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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