MSIL/HackTool.Agent.PZ removal guide

The MSIL/HackTool.Agent.PZ 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/HackTool.Agent.PZ virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine MSIL/HackTool.Agent.PZ?


File Info:
crc32: D6C15F75
md5: c2dd12470d42edf257cb404aef78d114
name: C2DD12470D42EDF257CB404AEF78D114.mlw
sha1: 94047ca5e65ea63a0e6d48f12120a7409b48440c
sha256: 48dfdf15c1307d8090f5fe892d49ec52d4a4e80b634904792699add35cab0539
sha512: 7d968d2ddfa503f738ecc9890d707d11269d695095cef375d08c0872af0de8dc2296fb54deeb80b81405ec9119a13be74446cd284e12fca124e2979d73a55f2c
ssdeep: 24576:mbYIChfPMu/FAGRaP5QGM9AtdZszwj8lHcbguqZBHSzp67IEGcOTZeJxdQDP:7lRaPbM9A5snl8bPqXHSzpXEGGj
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 TropicalRecodeV3
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: TropicalRecodeV3.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: TropicalRecodeV3
LegalTrademarks: TropicalRecodeV3
Comments: TropicalRecodeV3
ProductName: TropicalRecodeV3
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: TropicalRecodeV3
OriginalFilename: TropicalRecodeV3.exe

MSIL/HackTool.Agent.PZ also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Bulz.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.YakbeexMSIL.ZZ4
Malwarebytes	MachineLearning/Anomalous.96%
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/HackTool.Agent.PZ
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
McAfee-GW-Edition	GenericRXOL-SD!C2DD12470D42
FireEye	Generic.mg.c2dd12470d42edf2
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Generic.C4452831
McAfee	GenericRXOL-SD!C2DD12470D42
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H09E221

How to remove MSIL/HackTool.Agent.PZ?

MSIL/HackTool.Agent.PZ 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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