MSIL/CoinMiner.BSQ removal instruction

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

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous .NET characteristics
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine MSIL/CoinMiner.BSQ?


File Info:
name: AE152FC4A2B1C5BBAD61.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/896b6790b983083f23d1115e71f5aa93bd6ee927baba7b85516e322948da96d6
crc32: B6425105
md5: ae152fc4a2b1c5bbad61b603c0b10e94
sha1: 97bc2d895068dcfd2adbc2e5905a7e2d3a1beb93
sha256: 896b6790b983083f23d1115e71f5aa93bd6ee927baba7b85516e322948da96d6
sha512: b8ebe8ef7148759d2188efa97eee877d94bb5cc79726574505276786be5fd01a4be227fab944794fd141d2cf6913a881a3bcfce8c35c207ab8a384a1991602a6
ssdeep: 49152:9ryRJOUY/LBgxwfqmAhd6BS7HzAuYA2HHZ5MuviFWeE:V2eLBgmYrpjzAuuHbMuaFJE
type: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
tlsh: T171A533A52AA0D0CAD7DFC3714041E363005C9DFAEBD5515E6BA9FEEA8DF848C06DC4A1
sha3_384: 13cf28581bcf179255d21a0830e2bc456223d7ea3b9fbcccc0d119566f7ddda5ad3ac3d25a618335e1b6ae7c23f70ce1
ep_bytes: 4d5a90000300000004000000ffff0000
timestamp: 2022-09-02 20:11:37

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: Google Chrome
CompanyName: Google Inc.
FileDescription: chrome.exe
FileVersion: 70.0.3538.110
InternalName: 11.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright 2017 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename: 11.exe
ProductName: Google Chrome
ProductVersion: 70.0.3538.110
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0

MSIL/CoinMiner.BSQ also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
FireEye	Generic.mg.ae152fc4a2b1c5bb
McAfee	Artemis!AE152FC4A2B1
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/CoinMiner.BSQ
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Avast	Win64:CoinminerX-gen [Trj]
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
Ikarus	Trojan-Dropper.MSIL.Agent
Google	Detected
Avira	TR/CoinMiner.femih
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
GData	Win32.Packed.Kryptik.MBPGWB
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Generic.C5223528
Acronis	suspicious
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Dropper
Rising	Trojan.FakeChrome!1.9C7B (CLASSIC)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Fortinet	Adware/Miner
AVG	Win64:CoinminerX-gen [Trj]

How to remove MSIL/CoinMiner.BSQ?

MSIL/CoinMiner.BSQ 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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