Should I remove “MSIL/BadJoke.AMU”?

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

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Binary compilation timestomping detected

How to determine MSIL/BadJoke.AMU?


File Info:
name: A9355ED56CDC862EE2C3.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/d2477df15f184a2a06dd3bcbbf2099040913cdd2973e1ac6c1a5c165f3ba3295
crc32: 0C1C7D30
md5: a9355ed56cdc862ee2c393df9b776f31
sha1: 48c65021879612701be35e1489ecd784b889e22a
sha256: d2477df15f184a2a06dd3bcbbf2099040913cdd2973e1ac6c1a5c165f3ba3295
sha512: f92cff75bf62583418c06fe639acc51f4db57d02e17fb810357760e3a4a72d91faf4f1647836b0451a03d0d31bcc9b239a7f2a2c143eafb04d955c4204010e59
ssdeep: 3072:8x/ZbOKL1KnlQKG/D1L1KnlQKG/DDx6Rz:IbOk8nlQjx8nlQjG
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1DDF3D080B7F60165E2FEDABA4821F60047B7B85F5962C91D2D0558CC1EB2BE1C357BA3
sha3_384: d7ff6243058e2af301d21c641d1a7a7e08d9018b23615eddce11b744971ce91b1438cf238c504565abd7835f7b957621
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2071-02-10 14:12:49

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: 
CompanyName: 
FileDescription: lobsterTrojan
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: lobsterTrojan.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright ©  2024
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: lobsterTrojan.exe
ProductName: lobsterTrojan
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/BadJoke.AMU also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Blocker.V!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Heur.Bodegun.3
FireEye	Gen:Heur.Bodegun.3
Skyhigh	Artemis!Trojan
McAfee	Artemis!A9355ED56CDC
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware/Suspicious
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/BadJoke.b2d4c0c2
Cybereason	malicious.56cdc8
Arcabit	Trojan.Bodegun.3
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36802.km0@ayL!Pti
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/BadJoke.AMU
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H09CA24
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Blocker.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Heur.Bodegun.3
Avast	Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
Tencent	Msil.Trojan-Ransom.Blocker.Simw
Emsisoft	Gen:Heur.Bodegun.3 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/AVI.Agent.bhlpy
VIPRE	Gen:Heur.Bodegun.3
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.BadJoke
Avira	TR/AVI.Agent.bhlpy
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Wacatac
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Blocker.gen
GData	Gen:Heur.Bodegun.3
Google	Detected
MAX	malware (ai score=86)
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/Chgt.AD
Rising	Ransom.Blocker!8.12A (CLOUD)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	Malicious_Behavior.SB
AVG	Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)

How to remove MSIL/BadJoke.AMU?

MSIL/BadJoke.AMU 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.

About the author

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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