MSIL/BadJoke.AKP removal

The MSIL/BadJoke.AKP 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/BadJoke.AKP virus can do?

Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous .NET characteristics

How to determine MSIL/BadJoke.AKP?


File Info:
name: 6FFEC5356C41E3414966.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/626fc718c24b04ebf1549b36d08f6f61ad4fe711a3fc898e5f8c5d13e4355380
crc32: F7542429
md5: 6ffec5356c41e3414966818e234afa87
sha1: 6c0fe2d828c7f783415ec4c5393f961a354cdd64
sha256: 626fc718c24b04ebf1549b36d08f6f61ad4fe711a3fc898e5f8c5d13e4355380
sha512: 0097b2f600995e68e507a36d190098af8f0e03c6b39d6dca1400adb5e079b1355efcc4210c04aae581537629c34eab313573e3e6331901ddca86614835c6e1d4
ssdeep: 96:BTY3wPDkHnDmBdcoyTTL3LBc4J7pVxzcKwwF4JrdOfjyXafIuHgbpzNt:lYBHKUoe3dVdpbu55af9sL
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T122E16E18A2AC1225FB7BC33B15E363102377AAC0C9379F5FE9BC412A6B877554352328
sha3_384: 1021f14b401eb3a91e21cdf09cc98803694801f6b526ed5a74352a5db2dc07e8bcff1128ad5373131927e47924432a6c
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2023-07-29 20:12:28

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription:  
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: ?
LegalCopyright:  
OriginalFilename: ?
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0

MSIL/BadJoke.AKP also known as:

Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.zt
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005aa5441 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 005aa5441 )
Cybereason	malicious.828c7f
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/BadJoke.AKP
APEX	Malicious
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/BadJoke.bfd6d565
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Mlw.jyxnka
Rising	Trojan.BadJoke!8.EDE4 (CLOUD)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/BadJoke.npwdw
DrWeb	Trojan.KillProc2.21303
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Avira	TR/BadJoke.npwdw
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare/Win32.Wacapew
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.823
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.RL_Generic.C4285610
McAfee	Artemis!6FFEC5356C41
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0AHD23
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Badjoke.Ogil
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	PossibleThreat
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36792.am0@aqO2Yxk
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove MSIL/BadJoke.AKP?

MSIL/BadJoke.AKP 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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