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How to remove “MSIL/Injector.XZ”?

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

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
  • Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
  • Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
  • Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • A process created a hidden window
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Portuguese (Brazilian)
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • Authenticode signature is invalid
  • Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing)
  • Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
  • Code injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
  • Attempts to modify desktop wallpaper
  • Sniffs keystrokes
  • Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process)
  • Behavioural detection: Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
  • A process attempted to delay the analysis task by a long amount of time.
  • Created a process from a suspicious location
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
  • CAPE detected the CyberGate malware family
  • Creates a copy of itself
  • Harvests cookies for information gathering
  • Creates known SpyNet mutexes and/or registry changes.

How to determine MSIL/Injector.XZ?


File Info:

name: B6D97684656EAE29382B.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/d0c7dd66cca9ec14a8cab8dc15e273b76a47dbd3f519c899768645860b21ce50crc32: 4169C404md5: b6d97684656eae29382b3db222f469dasha1: 06f2be058467df8b4126c971e52858c9fdf7e283sha256: d0c7dd66cca9ec14a8cab8dc15e273b76a47dbd3f519c899768645860b21ce50sha512: de378e6930671f8b29bfafe4999eb066ed54682f850c65a6ab28e23e0ebcfe00e71648ee10658c2d37d381fee3cbe3f8ca38b4a0524010395c9d2771844eccc8ssdeep: 6144:pewuC0Afduggt7eiHK03qhP8HDLp+R/Seljd1x/tR2/byBJFzcITSsCRnVYhDcun:pLpPgZeiHKT9AvKjd1Vt+yxzDq4Pgstype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1E3B4021677D5DF43D18D0ABAD0EB214847A09D6B02B7E35A0F4871E83D4A3DBE60A9D3sha3_384: c5f0052ba1f1d07ed8b4de285c33b1339c9b6b774c6cbc55f4ece26378707a7aaf48a2aee297f31196078e409b4d6b33ep_bytes: ff25043f0c7100005f436f724578654dtimestamp: 2011-10-14 05:34:18

Version Info:

Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0CompanyName: MicrosoftFileDescription: syncuiFileVersion: 1.0.0.0InternalName: syncui.exeLegalCopyright: Copyright © Microsoft 2010OriginalFilename: syncui.exeProductName: syncuiProductVersion: 1.0.0.0Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/Injector.XZ also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetectNet.01
Lionic Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Heur.MSIL.Krypt.!cdmip!.2
FireEye Generic.mg.b6d97684656eae29
McAfee BackDoor-DKI.gen.cx
Cylance Unsafe
Sangfor Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 004bfcf51 )
K7GW Trojan ( 004bfcf51 )
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34742.Gm0@auY@G@cG
Cyren W32/S-e7dd3232!Eldorado
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Injector.XZ
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender Gen:Heur.MSIL.Krypt.!cdmip!.2
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Agent.mjwol
Avast MSIL:Agent-AQ [Drp]
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Llac.crgj
Ad-Aware Gen:Heur.MSIL.Krypt.!cdmip!.2
Emsisoft Gen:Heur.MSIL.Krypt.!cdmip!.2 (B)
Comodo Malware@#2qln0goltbzc0
Zillya Trojan.Llac.Win32.20508
McAfee-GW-Edition BackDoor-DKI.gen.cx
Trapmine malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos ML/PE-A + Mal/FauxMS-B
Ikarus Trojan-Dropper
Jiangmin Trojan/Generic.hagw
Webroot Rootkit.Gen
Avira TR/Dropper.Gen
MAX malware (ai score=85)
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
GData Gen:Heur.MSIL.Krypt.!cdmip!.2
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Agent.R14469
ALYac Gen:Heur.MSIL.Krypt.!cdmip!.2
Malwarebytes MachineLearning/Anomalous.100%
APEX Malicious
Rising Trojan.Generic/MSIL@AI.98 (RDM.MSIL:qBHhMOPZLOrvWtR3OcOXpw)
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet W32/Llac.BIBP!tr
AVG MSIL:Agent-AQ [Drp]
Cybereason malicious.4656ea
Panda Bck/Bifrose.BME

How to remove MSIL/Injector.XZ?

  • 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.
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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