What is “MSIL/HackTool.BruteForce.KJ”?

The MSIL/HackTool.BruteForce.KJ 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.BruteForce.KJ virus can do?

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid
Checks the CPU name from registry, possibly for anti-virtualization

How to determine MSIL/HackTool.BruteForce.KJ?


File Info:
name: 65BC692ADB5CECEA95B2.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/ca7ceabc4cd61c68d08df26ae9f5acec3de4823df001bed24d8fdf822f068376
crc32: 4D1AFC00
md5: 65bc692adb5cecea95b22f0261c95586
sha1: 44d5fb9dcf5b46d59a256283975320a27de55d2f
sha256: ca7ceabc4cd61c68d08df26ae9f5acec3de4823df001bed24d8fdf822f068376
sha512: 788256ded94a4b566a65b34ae33dad2ffab8639c2945289399c299273f6aacb5fa7ac2254e27ad7fbadd505a27885a100750ce2949d1e1c793f7cbc3993564d8
ssdeep: 3072:UaplqGyLtwofiRVKC5sDwD2pHz+5vIvWaD3DxhiM+3ORjrnuqtNy:/pRyLtw+irteDwD2pq9xaa8N
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1D8C41B2531949A55D53AB7F84820D0B843E1BC12CA22D61A7EF53F9F3C72683DE6364E
sha3_384: 2293d4f3a61723e8ea7e82c62b202e3c805b64c370cbc4f509431ed1487c0ac52ceeefd8aa3f405fd6f0ab50a7f686c4
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2018-03-18 11:44:34

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription: Bitcoin Miner Beta
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: Coinmaster Miner Pro.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright ©  2017
OriginalFilename: Coinmaster Miner Pro.exe
ProductName: Bitcoin Miner Beta
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/HackTool.BruteForce.KJ also known as:

Bkav	W32.Common.DC07821A
Elastic	malicious (moderate confidence)
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware/Suspicious
K7AntiVirus	Hacktool ( 0055216f1 )
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/Generic.4dab3f11
K7GW	Hacktool ( 0055216f1 )
Cybereason	malicious.adb5ce
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/HackTool.BruteForce.KJ
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Ikarus	Trojan.Msil
Webroot	W32.Coinminer
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Zpevdo.B
Cylance	unsafe
APEX	Malicious
Rising	Trojan.Zpevdo!8.F912 (CLOUD)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove MSIL/HackTool.BruteForce.KJ?

MSIL/HackTool.BruteForce.KJ 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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