MSIL/HackTool.BruteForce.YX removal instruction

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

Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Binary compilation timestomping detected

How to determine MSIL/HackTool.BruteForce.YX?


File Info:
name: 433752E704ED82812C94.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/42d7c3565d4a5c8cbd5608e2c881152fff55c48a886db7e28e6f82b79220329a
crc32: E22D0098
md5: 433752e704ed82812c94b15fdd1bded5
sha1: ed0be7cd9318f89bd3c5b79ce7fc6c3c7abf3cf2
sha256: 42d7c3565d4a5c8cbd5608e2c881152fff55c48a886db7e28e6f82b79220329a
sha512: ce71a640b114ba0ec3e41d6c3888d923d4739c98619734e70f0c7252e298c8bbe2178d0f30eaa69517949689f40710071a0294bf753f083dc924ee710e58ee64
ssdeep: 49152:yoGleAtDwVJC/esAd+qxNIBppq8qjoKFBxehOf+GxFo:yoGleAtDw+eFd+qxspq8qjoKxehOd
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T185C58C1777098E0AD07793F8BD926AC41B425B88D30567E941F0DEBBFAE1D636C860C9
sha3_384: 21712dc46934a24e67a8b50cf61f1dabec727819b86dddedd6fa612eaa7a12c0c8e640fdecbb63fda1613752580b270e
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000cdcc4c3ecdcc
timestamp: 2089-07-10 04:22:36

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: 
CompanyName: 
FileDescription: instagram Black Project V3.1
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: Touch Tech Hunter.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright ©  2020
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: Touch Tech Hunter.exe
ProductName: instagram Black Project V3.1
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/HackTool.BruteForce.YX also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Tool.BruteForce.Win32.4364
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Wacatac.D4
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/MalwareX.70165320
K7GW	Hacktool ( 00569daa1 )
K7AntiVirus	Hacktool ( 00569daa1 )
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34084.Co0@aKsk9Kc
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/HackTool.BruteForce.YX
Avast	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.vc
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Zpevdo.B
McAfee	Artemis!433752E704ED
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.2343245730
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Fortinet	MSIL/BruteForce.YX!tr
AVG	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]

How to remove MSIL/HackTool.BruteForce.YX?

MSIL/HackTool.BruteForce.YX 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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