About “MSIL/HackTool.Agent.VJ” infection

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

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
Authenticode signature is invalid
Binary compilation timestomping detected

How to determine MSIL/HackTool.Agent.VJ?


File Info:
name: 181ED8F78D27B025227F.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/126b87c84a06a416f1941d04e3d46bc06060e3ed73f444aa9e89176a344ed2b2
crc32: 675583A6
md5: 181ed8f78d27b025227fea2972919dac
sha1: d50c8856e2770fafde5d19b10cf3f76131247ffc
sha256: 126b87c84a06a416f1941d04e3d46bc06060e3ed73f444aa9e89176a344ed2b2
sha512: 66eea2cb859818c33d6f084dc46a9adeeb62b95078843a31fb99c196a05acc8beacaecb4ccb7cb346c7587dd7062f645de0a9693af35d0c214ae961710cb7719
ssdeep: 384:G9YMVyHqtwpiOaRJEdqXyyMQazvQqhK24uB73Bo6lrZtB2KmXq/PGUc5tuTpqKiX:unyKtwLdpQsfhK2JP98da/xc5tuTpqKo
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T10BB23842BBFC8239D6B7463268F596444433BA570451CA3EB88D120CAFB7F05D762772
sha3_384: c298cf7ad8c6724ff5f579207b282135506e861d4c1385c872886ba89e96b958fd07b4395101c6db84b27a6174234c66
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2077-05-14 16:51:47

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: 
CompanyName: 
FileDescription: HWIDSpoofer
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: HWIDSpoofer.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright ©  2021
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: HWIDSpoofer.exe
ProductName: HWIDSpoofer
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/HackTool.Agent.VJ also known as:

Bkav	W32.Common.3FE1F992
McAfee	Artemis!181ED8F78D27
Cylance	unsafe
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/Generic.cdce2c10
Cyren	W32/ABRisk.AWDO-8574
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/HackTool.Agent.VJ
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.TE.A!ml
Google	Detected
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware/Suspicious
Rising	Hacktool.Agent!8.335 (CLOUD)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	Malicious_Behavior.SB
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove MSIL/HackTool.Agent.VJ?

MSIL/HackTool.Agent.VJ 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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