MSIL/CoinMiner.AQZ removal guide

The MSIL/CoinMiner.AQZ 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/CoinMiner.AQZ virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine MSIL/CoinMiner.AQZ?


File Info:
crc32: F6BC5A03
md5: 4349edd574aa524e0c1e152baeba1a66
name: 4349EDD574AA524E0C1E152BAEBA1A66.mlw
sha1: ee58349b65fe34e9a2a72ffb38d39b4f183cdee2
sha256: db5a25113e6ea059dd42e6a8031d2e6c3a203dc404bdd4449727bb4ef6602797
sha512: c211740e2c1cdf1255621e470b460a9f3ca84ee9130854df2b77281cc2b831d58dbbb167d80f735bd41821ea0e4e38ebace996dc926eb20fe348138c8892e67b
ssdeep: 96:NEvWScP/hXnamVtk/D937Pgc2DxPvNscGKzNt:2+BhVtkr9RixNes
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright:  
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: test.exe
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
FileDescription:  
OriginalFilename: test.exe

MSIL/CoinMiner.AQZ also known as:

Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/CoinMiner.4e8d5f02
K7GW	Trojan ( 0053d2ad1 )
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0053d2ad1 )
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/CoinMiner.AQZ
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34170.am0@aiBf0ii
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.xt
FireEye	Generic.mg.4349edd574aa524e
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_92%
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
McAfee	RDN/Generic.rp
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Agent.MSIL
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.CoinMiner
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen

How to remove MSIL/CoinMiner.AQZ?

MSIL/CoinMiner.AQZ 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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