Categories: Malware

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: A32F4F8Amd5: 8fd52d36d462880b18bcb836037b9be5name: 8FD52D36D462880B18BCB836037B9BE5.mlwsha1: f2a3786caefeea0fce3a42d37c5dd3938fb64b22sha256: 2cd9c40e897fbb7a9a484378c2ad06c9972e98dc390e27e021b912c3b42ffe08sha512: 2e871ed9147bff7af435396785127bf88cf58a6e6006e01a2403aa0e406362f0ca91d5b941c981506fb0a170b612c613a418b52c4cad9e0e1381c29ad2286c67ssdeep: 384:2OmQaq+bP8gbw11bI/rRf2TaXbG9EEiDIgCTy2w1bCKIDiRZ:dkbP8gb4bI/wOXbDI/GbCKIDiRZtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:

Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 2015Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0InternalName: Client.exeFileVersion: 1.0.0.0CompanyName: LegalTrademarks: Comments: ProductName: ClientProductVersion: 1.0.0.0FileDescription: ClientOriginalFilename: 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?

  • 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.
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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