About “MSIL/Injector.AXE” infection

The MSIL/Injector.AXE 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/Injector.AXE virus can do?

Injection (inter-process)
Injection (Process Hollowing)
Creates RWX memory
Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine MSIL/Injector.AXE?


File Info:
crc32: 4B00B224
md5: 03dbed504744e9229b5b7ac667ba3c19
name: 03DBED504744E9229B5B7AC667BA3C19.mlw
sha1: 1443653a045009cd853a31b377a5f49a0743e01c
sha256: aa146b4d4f04f81f3776413ee680398f1f4959a7a9db7fcfb3020f050007e7ee
sha512: 68a0c986d6fb2e153faa16435211f069b281f2cc8987dacf14afce38d982e0482e911e5f0daea02868003cc2c4ead7f4ae05ae5fe93980545d1f4cd3ad43a118
ssdeep: 3072:zoPxjNdXqog3W0p3agercICTr/xJtPCuC40k+pWUlEaTXaWQ0U9rVv+iICIJBgQ:0xjr0XZWCH+dF1QXL+tNhwwSo
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright:  
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: fafafafa.exe
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
FileDescription:  
OriginalFilename: fafafafa.exe

MSIL/Injector.AXE also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ALYac	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.3.Gen
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Symantec	Backdoor.ASync!gm
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Injector.AXE
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:RATX-gen [Trj]
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.3.Gen
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.3.Gen
Ad-Aware	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.3.Gen
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Mal/MSIL-BM
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.53D6F50B1F
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dm
FireEye	Generic.mg.03dbed504744e922
Emsisoft	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.3.Gen (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_100%
Microsoft	VirTool:MSIL/Injector.ED
Arcabit	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.3.Gen
GData	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.3.Gen
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Crypt.MSIL
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Injector.PE!tr
AVG	Win32:RATX-gen [Trj]

How to remove MSIL/Injector.AXE?

MSIL/Injector.AXE 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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