MSIL/Hoax.FakeHack.FM removal tips

The MSIL/Hoax.FakeHack.FM 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/Hoax.FakeHack.FM virus can do?

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine MSIL/Hoax.FakeHack.FM?


File Info:
name: 7C6517B509FFE248F84B.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/4382b54f068e2489ff63207ba30e4ca165235d7b2f790ea596ee1683e453348b
crc32: 925CF35B
md5: 7c6517b509ffe248f84b88b7d150d07b
sha1: 1555a0ae6e988358085a1c1189d200d3b484b0ab
sha256: 4382b54f068e2489ff63207ba30e4ca165235d7b2f790ea596ee1683e453348b
sha512: 9afd13dc00052b9394c281275cdbf6b8318652ef91d9c3f2fa844af53143229cc5ca9d1a95bab21d01ec8cab27d29f20089882d3856b4c15623ecbef50228637
ssdeep: 12288:KX2WJvt4K/0yVpBUy6YEOj66nX2WJvt4K:82WJlQy/aa2WJl
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1D194120236DC165AD99F0B7E8B20654013BFF91ACB22D76E1F01A99C3DB7384E592763
sha3_384: f14577c82859bf2fad450a9b30db10905ef139a92b566dc076dbc7b902f683b39495b153b98a920715c2c765a9fbeadc
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2013-11-03 08:56:09

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription: WindowsApplication1
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: IceAge.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright ©  2013
OriginalFilename: IceAge.exe
ProductName: WindowsApplication1
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/Hoax.FakeHack.FM also known as:

Bkav	W32.Common.550B2F10
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Fake.4!c
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.68194442
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.68194442
McAfee	Artemis!7C6517B509FF
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	Joke.Win32.Fakehack.Vv0o
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005a943c1 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 005a943c1 )
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Hoax.FakeHack.FM
APEX	Malicious
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.68194442
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Fakehack.Xmhl
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.68194442 (B)
F-Secure	Joke.JOKE/FakeHack.qebhg
VIPRE	Trojan.GenericKD.68194442
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.gc
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.FakeTool
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.68194442
Avira	JOKE/FakeHack.qebhg
MAX	malware (ai score=89)
Antiy-AVL	HackTool[Hoax]/MSIL.FakeHack
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D410908A
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.68194442
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H09GN23
Rising	PUA.FakeHack!8.133DE (CLOUD)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove MSIL/Hoax.FakeHack.FM?

MSIL/Hoax.FakeHack.FM 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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