MSIL/Agent.SMX removal

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

Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine MSIL/Agent.SMX?


File Info:
name: 08807254EB5445EA976C.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/a3343f1e2336b31226acd27090aae6f6283593546cba1dcb69f908e76f663103
crc32: 7D5092A9
md5: 08807254eb5445ea976cf0b766f3e6af
sha1: 0d0718bcf912412f4dc53f55039a44e1cebabe74
sha256: a3343f1e2336b31226acd27090aae6f6283593546cba1dcb69f908e76f663103
sha512: 92f36b20832c8bdf4a97ae3f01e2c23084467e62ec39897927cbc2640545b96840c3b905192b30d386272b452ecef5a8989ccf86cb5bc7d8e6deacd9c9f03928
ssdeep: 384:p5zHq298xqShRJVoF1goWsNR80VVhnja9EGgk+uVqJknjxOpc5IDrMghro3kxQ/4:/H68KEzpSEn0JFEc2X+F/pwZ
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T100D26C583FEA9360D0DC5AB94BB161640E729E1B5A33DF2D4CC668C20B1B2C48BD5EF5
sha3_384: 77be63f31d90df4ff1faccd0ac44d27c882d90b9c4fd5c2057c14c79914091c31f501a344eafc0387967604969401e56
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2018-08-20 07:30:16

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

MSIL/Agent.SMX also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.mein
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Siggen7.56817
MicroWorld-eScan	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.7623
FireEye	Generic.mg.08807254eb5445ea
ALYac	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.7623
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0053076b1 )
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/MalwareX.68e065cb
K7GW	Trojan ( 0053076b1 )
Cybereason	malicious.4eb544
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34232.biX@aSShr9f
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Troj.PT.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Trojan.LimeRat
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Agent.SMX
APEX	Malicious
Paloalto	generic.ml
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Agent.gen
BitDefender	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.7623
Avast	Win32:LimeRAT-A [Trj]
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Agent.Gbo
Ad-Aware	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.7623
Emsisoft	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.7623 (B)
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PB622
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.mm
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Agent
GData	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.7623
Jiangmin	Trojan.Agent.dptd
Avira	TR/Downloader.Gen
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Agent
Gridinsoft	Ransom.Win32.Sabsik.sa
Arcabit	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.D1DC7
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Agent.gen
Microsoft	Backdoor:Win32/Aicat.A!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Generic.C4965378
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	GenericRXGM-OD!08807254EB54
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
VBA32	TScope.Trojan.MSIL
Malwarebytes	Trojan.AntiVM
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PB622
Rising	Malware.Obfus/MSIL@AI.98 (RDM.MSIL:ioMm/E++nnNEYb7HGAZtvw)
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!3h0iWWdIRpQ
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
eGambit	Generic.Malware
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.SWO!tr
AVG	Win32:LimeRAT-A [Trj]
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen

How to remove MSIL/Agent.SMX?

MSIL/Agent.SMX 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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