MSIL/Agent.DZK (file analysis)

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

Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine MSIL/Agent.DZK?


File Info:
name: 40EB4FA08A7502F32171.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/f5a20b66edc5ddc4a56a6f7342a320a39908b69b6ef65ff5f9abd10d7fb8ffd7
crc32: CB1A9F3E
md5: 40eb4fa08a7502f321711fd0011dc94c
sha1: acdc1efd7d9e1f5d27223faaa4760ec178247bd0
sha256: f5a20b66edc5ddc4a56a6f7342a320a39908b69b6ef65ff5f9abd10d7fb8ffd7
sha512: a81798b8df7de59b47ce99c29be48d8cd1be1ec9e383e28086cc4ad5b3f93d8dccb48a7295590473803788c408e31ec2e6230f10b8d320dfc022ea245f80bbe6
ssdeep: 1536:LAjKFc6C35Qwi2TZPOnqc+Jp86beyU0gDwrH3iF3:LNi35dAnqcOe6U0gDwrH3W3
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T12973085823E5663ADCAF69F0297AD95421F01EA7C9BDC38D6BE58E741F112D18F000BB
sha3_384: e27a6030a4ed000a8181c530ab2d92ccdf32f3939efca7a9964c514d46356a47317658c04ecca6453bb3f509bcd6a80c
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2022-07-14 18:16:35

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription:  
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: XWormClient.exe
LegalCopyright:  
OriginalFilename: XWormClient.exe
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/Agent.DZK also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectNet.01
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
McAfee	Artemis!40EB4FA08A75
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0059553f1 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 0059553f1 )
Cybereason	malicious.d7d9e1
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Agent.DZK
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	UDS:Trojan.Win32.GenericML.xnet
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/ATRAPS.Gen
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.lh
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.40eb4fa08a7502f3
Sophos	ML/PE-A
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	TR/ATRAPS.Gen
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
ZoneAlarm	UDS:Trojan.Win32.GenericML.xnet
GData	Win32.Trojan.Agent.IIXQVX
Acronis	suspicious
VBA32	CIL.StupidPInvoker-1.Heur
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R014H0AGS22
Rising	Trojan.Generic/MSIL@AI.100 (RDM.MSIL:tgb7MLgksbtzFUFOpSjzKA)
Ikarus	HackTool.Win32.BruteForce
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.DZK!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34806.em0@aOlaPQh
AVG	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Avast	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove MSIL/Agent.DZK?

MSIL/Agent.DZK 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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