About “MSIL/Agent.DWJ” infection

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

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
Authenticode signature is invalid
CAPE detected the StormKitty malware family
Binary compilation timestomping detected

How to determine MSIL/Agent.DWJ?


File Info:
name: 34D42EAE1842A6F79F99.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/e028d0e0dbd2548b4fc6102f71225fb193526ec9625a74e82a15f2914f620dbb
crc32: 81E8EC0C
md5: 34d42eae1842a6f79f997d2dce826d44
sha1: 92a103ebc86a8a642b06fecbe798a956bfb0f287
sha256: e028d0e0dbd2548b4fc6102f71225fb193526ec9625a74e82a15f2914f620dbb
sha512: 571cc1e30436bf208aa484dd6456882906875852d8121eccda665743c09db6cb611ab7f403f42e125f5fbe9752e77cfabe3f5e44661202037a11b7de2860352f
ssdeep: 3072:7+STW8djpN6izj8mZwq6f+io4GqIPu/i9b7Y2cQj42M6+WpJVwT:I8XN6W8mmWj4GXPSi9bkJ2zw
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T14434491437EC5919E3BF9FB8F8B102158B72FC136913E76B28A469ED1D72344D940BA2
sha3_384: a525f1fc27c8fb568e8b4b2273bc9b34bee68aea87a85f31a889f5de8009cfed79907c5ec1d922901715aac3a8ad2996
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2069-10-12 02:06:25

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: 
CompanyName: 
FileDescription: Client
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: Client.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright ©  2021
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: Client.exe
ProductName: Client
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/Agent.DWJ also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Trojan.Mardom.MN.24
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.YakbeexMSIL.ZZ4
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dm
McAfee	Trojan-FRAX!34D42EAE1842
Malwarebytes	Generic.Trojan.MSIL.DDS
VIPRE	Gen:Trojan.Mardom.MN.24
Sangfor	Virus.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.MSIL_Heur.B
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Agent.DWJ
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Packed.AsyncRAT-9856570-1
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Stealer.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Trojan.Mardom.MN.24
Avast	Win32:CrypterX-gen [Trj]
Tencent	Backdoor.MSIL.Crysan.haa
Emsisoft	Gen:Trojan.Mardom.MN.24 (B)
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1365342
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.Stealer.35217
Sophos	Mal/AsyncRat-C
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.PSW
GData	MSIL.Backdoor.DCRat.D
Jiangmin	Trojan.MSIL.aeqkq
Varist	W32/Stealer.AK.gen!Eldorado
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1365342
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/MSIL.Agent
Arcabit	Trojan.Mardom.MN.24
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Stealer.gen
Microsoft	Backdoor:MSIL/AsyncRat!atmn
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.FRAX.C4690764
Acronis	suspicious
ALYac	Gen:Trojan.Mardom.MN.24
VBA32	Trojan.MSIL.InfoStealer.gen.D
Cylance	unsafe
Rising	Stealer.Agent!1.D483 (CLASSIC)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.RXP!tr.pws
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36680.om0@ai9XM3g
AVG	Win32:CrypterX-gen [Trj]
Cybereason	malicious.bc86a8
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove MSIL/Agent.DWJ?

MSIL/Agent.DWJ 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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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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