Should I remove “MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.ACJ”?

The MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.ACJ 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/TrojanDownloader.Agent.ACJ virus can do?

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid
Creates a copy of itself

How to determine MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.ACJ?


File Info:
name: EDE6ECE497B88F69DBF8.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/acab4c53502edbb97289c32bc8fe4b02419b495f7fe2181a399f9b1da466dddf
crc32: FB362F18
md5: ede6ece497b88f69dbf80235e96a1aff
sha1: 5e8d1d79d3c7f34e84a8caa62d2bc01466ba8168
sha256: acab4c53502edbb97289c32bc8fe4b02419b495f7fe2181a399f9b1da466dddf
sha512: d436c707df7e01fcec9bd17243215aa2debb89ac6870f29b8a2f599b0624825403bc72d798644620f9fa05eab1b0318cf3482f90372ae3050505846f330af1b3
ssdeep: 384:pqQurtNi6qSkQVWA8x3yzqb0VLk245n2xso1/2IeQEHM:pqjLqnMWA8aq4pHxfys
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T18AD2081312DEBEE6E4B81A303B3383C2C76DDE054613DA2E59D87569E97E1437A423C8
sha3_384: 1d46ebce6feb1d7a3bb7cfdbdb2eb9adc3da3234eb9fdf25ced5c2bc1b5300635b050cee1eada1fd6e077c2076cb4c04
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2014-10-22 17:05:53

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription: No_noip
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: No_noip.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright ©  2014
OriginalFilename: No_noip.exe
ProductName: No_noip
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.ACJ also known as:

FireEye	Generic.mg.ede6ece497b88f69
McAfee	Artemis!EDE6ECE497B8
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Agent.buxin
Cybereason	malicious.9d3c7f
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36318.bq0@aydLm8k
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.ACJ
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Agent.ajkdw
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Agent.dhckmo
Avast	Win32:GenMaliciousA-TGB [Trj]
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
Sophos	Mal/Generic-R
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan/Agent.hzsb
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Agent
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.Win32.Agent.ajkdw
Panda	Trj/Chgt.J
Rising	Downloader.Agent!8.B23 (CLOUD)
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!rx0VHah/TrQ
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Agent.ACJ!tr
AVG	Win32:GenMaliciousA-TGB [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)

How to remove MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.ACJ?

MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.ACJ 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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