MSIL/Obfus-Z removal

The MSIL/Obfus-Z 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/Obfus-Z virus can do?

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous .NET characteristics

How to determine MSIL/Obfus-Z?


File Info:
name: 3283E046B58CCD4FB559.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/8eeb9d580d78e10e505bb0714643084622f88a2de7681c465ef09a86e844fa9a
crc32: 917E1756
md5: 3283e046b58ccd4fb559b3a592ea9dcb
sha1: 0da5b39e1a37a56425e3cc0a69e8ece2f0991347
sha256: 8eeb9d580d78e10e505bb0714643084622f88a2de7681c465ef09a86e844fa9a
sha512: ebe92145d48cf0a7341e6fe8fb394ad06532ba698b206a176bc3985203d60040afd79ce646ae57cafeb9363e44dcac50c6104476b88800709319c379a4de2acb
ssdeep: 3072:SShk0m07A/e5QmAaBvPMZxkGBkV+NVcFNOzpsUTulZBE+8BfkjSu2vvBEEcRw8WM:h1hAGvPMZGp+NWFkyUTYv8KjmHBPpvA
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1BD347C0BF56468BDE19FD27B1C0B7D7A5D3478122B3DCE1BE2394B4A9C1518EE2428C6
sha3_384: ab653485c601717174307cc29c2a6b4df1dd6d172af83b349729a92ba74ad9c3ce873bb16534666f19d114f97bcb341e
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2023-06-02 04:39:40

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription:  
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: 3.exe
LegalCopyright:  
OriginalFilename: 3.exe
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0

MSIL/Obfus-Z also known as:

Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.GenericFC.S27871908
ALYac	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.17516
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Agent.MSIL
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Cybereason	malicious.6b58cc
Arcabit	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.D446C
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36250.om0@a0nf9Ub
Cyren	W32/Injector.AWR.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Injector.FCD
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.17516
MicroWorld-eScan	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.17516
Avast	Win32:InjectorX-gen [Trj]
Rising	Malware.Obfus/MSIL@AI.100 (RDM.MSIL2:vei4fh5fe5UmPzSoh7EoEw)
Emsisoft	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.17516 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Dropper.Gen
DrWeb	Trojan.InjectNET.14
VIPRE	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.17516
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dc
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.3283e046b58ccd4f
Sophos	MSIL/Obfus-Z
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Injector
Avira	TR/Dropper.Gen
MAX	malware (ai score=87)
Microsoft	VirTool:MSIL/ResInject!MTB
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GData	IL:Trojan.MSILZilla.17516
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.RL_Generic.C3984313
Acronis	suspicious
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Injector.FCD!tr
AVG	Win32:InjectorX-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)

How to remove MSIL/Obfus-Z?

MSIL/Obfus-Z 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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