About “MSIL/Agent.VFA” infection

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

Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
Authenticode signature is invalid
Binary compilation timestomping detected

How to determine MSIL/Agent.VFA?


File Info:
name: D65B0BBB2729A5300FC0.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/b6ba00c0ddaf24e083c51cf1dc68dbd3f883f7176db27cb2cce5aa28e67aebad
crc32: C0F5A7E6
md5: d65b0bbb2729a5300fc0fc0146c982d1
sha1: acfb017465e48ad5f95fa00068b2ee20a4008311
sha256: b6ba00c0ddaf24e083c51cf1dc68dbd3f883f7176db27cb2cce5aa28e67aebad
sha512: 0f1bf25cb59aabb68c10eb9188982934685226f41d34a3787057108878cca5ed2f614dae5eaeec41ae8712eebe19c8842ab3b9b1c75e57088bddf9adda3a135f
ssdeep: 1536:GxalR/rEyJwEfNlcvnPvndendZBklnbtz/nQbXS+e70P6JSmf+A:O/EfrSPvcdE1tQbXS+e70P6JSmf+A
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1F6C3539E726071DFCD57CC7599A82CA4A630687BA30B9207905315EEDB0E9E7DF180F2
sha3_384: b183ee27bbd4f85af3a14993888dac4f1b2f0c7611a2ae83eab0e466fbf0587738161ef95843a72b2ea8064c76559397
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2049-06-11 15:14:14

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: Programs Engine
CompanyName: Microsoft® Windows®
FileDescription: Programs Engine
FileVersion: 10.0.19041.746
InternalName: Task32Main.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright ©  2021
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: Task32Main.exe
ProductName: Programs Engine
ProductVersion: 10.0.19041.746
Assembly Version: 10.0.19041.746

MSIL/Agent.VFA also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectNet.01
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.34622
FireEye	Generic.mg.d65b0bbb2729a530
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.YakbeexMSIL.ZZ4
McAfee	GenericRXSS-VS!D65B0BBB2729
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0058f7721 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 0058f7721 )
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34742.hm0@aSt5OIc
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Agent.VFA
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.34622
Avast	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.34622
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.34622 (B)
McAfee-GW-Edition	GenericRXSS-VS!D65B0BBB2729
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
GData	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.34622
Webroot	TrojanSpy:Win32/Webmoner
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Arcabit	Trojan.MSILHeracles.D873E
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
VBA32	CIL.HeapOverride.Heur
ALYac	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.34622
Malwarebytes	Backdoor.DCRat
APEX	Malicious
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
AVG	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]

How to remove MSIL/Agent.VFA?

MSIL/Agent.VFA 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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