Should I remove “MSIL/ShellcodeRunner.AF”?

The MSIL/ShellcodeRunner.AF 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/ShellcodeRunner.AF virus can do?

Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine MSIL/ShellcodeRunner.AF?


File Info:
name: 506CDD482DEC20A02D46.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/d6ea0390c0d1e4336e20f3a8f9596cd5c654089111f24e7841ce82f624be1454
crc32: 10DFB92D
md5: 506cdd482dec20a02d469da0b5b39ecb
sha1: 0cad824a036521a3c55bdd484b9119179115f7b3
sha256: d6ea0390c0d1e4336e20f3a8f9596cd5c654089111f24e7841ce82f624be1454
sha512: 6bb71af4c397c477b4cc26dade658c00667aa0a4a9e3e3eeb3b0e687ef7a353e915c38e3296f80bc7d512ed3ce19ab66bfcf5da69a30293af06f6cd90b7c8427
ssdeep: 192:eO6lQpN96sMPYhyFDOehUnI/bQ0K9DXVc03KYO:/gQpNdehUIa9LVc03KN
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T11572BC4301EE222FE4F71FB39BF1B5E9C3DBE1A5582A29FD208815860B12D54DA33576
sha3_384: 45e3a056072dc34e26e0e111b7952111b3849c34e3a0abb67e46be6f712badff29bd12987c2d50971e6e3618d0957af8
ep_bytes: ff25b84c400000000000000000008c4c
timestamp: 2022-07-31 13:47:21

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: 
CompanyName: 
FileDescription: 
FileVersion: 1.0.7.0
InternalName: Client.exe
LegalCopyright: 
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: Client.exe
ProductName: 
ProductVersion: 1.0.7.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.7.0

MSIL/ShellcodeRunner.AF also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectNet.01
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.61115787
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.61115787
VIPRE	Trojan.GenericKD.61115787
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/ShellcodeRunner.c8dd4fe2
Cybereason	malicious.a03652
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/ShellcodeRunner.AF
APEX	Malicious
Paloalto	generic.ml
ClamAV	Win.Malware.Enigmaprotector-9874743-0
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.61115787
Avast	Win32:BackdoorX-gen [Trj]
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.61115787
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.61115787 (B)
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.lt
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.506cdd482dec20a0
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.61115787
Avira	TR/Redcap.eroix
MAX	malware (ai score=80)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.5B67
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D3A48D8B
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
McAfee	Artemis!506CDD482DEC
Malwarebytes	Backdoor.Agent.MSIL.Generic
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0CH222
Rising	Trojan.Generic/MSIL@AI.100 (RDM.MSIL:yevRDH3RHIlmnLmBMwFviA)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Rozena.T!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34582.bm0@aOe3VVe
AVG	Win32:BackdoorX-gen [Trj]
Panda	Trj/Chgt.AD
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_70% (W)

How to remove MSIL/ShellcodeRunner.AF?

MSIL/ShellcodeRunner.AF 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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