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

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

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous .NET characteristics

How to determine MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.AHZ?


File Info:
name: EAF87BB90384250119C6.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/bac50fb33a266415ed1270863737acea893462537e8e8958a09a515f45aac913
crc32: 592CF72E
md5: eaf87bb90384250119c62e20fdc670e2
sha1: a5e7344e9ab492fb550779ebe08323a0954a7c3c
sha256: bac50fb33a266415ed1270863737acea893462537e8e8958a09a515f45aac913
sha512: d60caa4dc58302577a2c0793708570b193c94f907140d1e209a566c61e464fee11e20016214903079c7f628675683396be86a63e8c958d634fc399903abaadc2
ssdeep: 24576:A+50WhTNxdJwpH8ISRHu52sMbCclhLel3bz+iKVMSk1tay:jl3HumbCcs3wVry
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1A0252304FFE4195ED87CD778621F6F68016B9F02814BE5B266C96B83028F709193BDB9
sha3_384: 56f218e0f7240210b125379e89754ed21ac390a202db8dbddb61a40f30a2a04f69b0b2c739cf13e9ce2a92cf3a67b195
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2023-07-16 04:23:16

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: Microsoft .NET Services Installation Utility
CompanyName: Microsoft® .NET Framework
FileDescription: Installation Utility
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: Stub.exe
LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename: Stub.exe
ProductName: Microsoft Corporation
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0

MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.AHZ also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Heur.MSIL.Krypt.!cdmip!.2
FireEye	Generic.mg.eaf87bb903842501
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Generic
ALYac	Gen:Heur.MSIL.Krypt.!cdmip!.2
Cylance	unsafe
Zillya	Downloader.Agent.Win32.522642
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/DropperX.7befad19
Cybereason	malicious.903842
Cyren	W32/Azorult.D.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.AHZ
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Heur.MSIL.Krypt.!cdmip!.2
Avast	Win32:DropperX-gen [Drp]
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.13e9fc82
Emsisoft	Gen:Heur.MSIL.Krypt.!cdmip!.2 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Dropper.Gen
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoaderNET.482
VIPRE	Gen:Heur.MSIL.Krypt.!cdmip!.2
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PGG23
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.fh
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	TR/Dropper.Gen
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Downloader]/MSIL.Agent
Arcabit	Trojan.MSIL.Krypt.!cdmip!.2
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GData	Gen:Heur.MSIL.Krypt.!cdmip!.2
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Generic.C5282228
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	GenericRXVQ-LH!EAF87BB90384
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
VBA32	TScope.Trojan.MSIL
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Downloader.MSIL.Generic
Panda	Trj/CI.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PGG23
Rising	Malware.Obfus/MSIL@AI.84 (RDM.MSIL2:9uSRSBshDWCgger4yPfQfQ)
Ikarus	Trojan-Downloader.MSIL.Agent
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.AHZ!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36318.@m3@aSdyJoi
AVG	Win32:DropperX-gen [Drp]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.AHZ?

MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.AHZ 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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