MSIL/PSW.Agent.SHS (file analysis)

The MSIL/PSW.Agent.SHS 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/PSW.Agent.SHS virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine MSIL/PSW.Agent.SHS?


File Info:
crc32: FDE17474
md5: 41a0ce6435946c973c6dc624cf8e331a
name: 41A0CE6435946C973C6DC624CF8E331A.mlw
sha1: 587798a56c97b24a7ac09e41e471a5ba022faf0b
sha256: 68eaf913650c3c9af5b9feb6f3720bf77166701bd6cf8fc4d44f9c0fae15ca62
sha512: 2f44c7151dde13672f7a64ca8dfb030ca7081132385f646d990ca5cdfd4112cd6ebfc621eac93ddcb8df26a368c47d067c3f0b05a13e14f70a0cd2fdf60ea681
ssdeep: 768:2scGoA2e8UlUl5M/Bgw5uZPe8WTj1KZKfgm3EhzO:Vc9e80Ye8WTpF7ENO
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

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

MSIL/PSW.Agent.SHS also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0057f6db1 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.StealerNET.101
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Bulz.498769
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
Alibaba	TrojanPSW:MSIL/Mercurial.a836f670
K7GW	Trojan ( 0057f6db1 )
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Agent.BJO.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/PSW.Agent.SHS
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
ClamAV	Win.Packed.Bulz-9868353-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Agent.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Bulz.498769
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Bulz.498769
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Bulz.498769
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Troj/MSIL-RJM
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1143802
McAfee-GW-Edition	GenericRXOT-FK!41A0CE643594
FireEye	Generic.mg.41a0ce6435946c97
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Bulz.498769 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1143802
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Microsoft	PWS:MSIL/Mercurial.GA!MTB
Arcabit	Trojan.Bulz.D79C51
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Agent.gen
GData	MSIL.Trojan.PSE.L5PTBX
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Generic.C4507255
McAfee	GenericRXOT-FK!41A0CE643594
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Malwarebytes	Spyware.DiscordStealer
Rising	Stealer.Mercurial!1.D7B6 (CLASSIC)
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Spy
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/PSW.4C4A!tr
AVG	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]

How to remove MSIL/PSW.Agent.SHS?

MSIL/PSW.Agent.SHS 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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