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

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

Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.HSK?


File Info:
crc32: DA0F645E
md5: 40c53dbd39cc78e89dc4c0e76c67ba41
name: 40C53DBD39CC78E89DC4C0E76C67BA41.mlw
sha1: af928604b351d4d5ec7b5e864e40070451399c62
sha256: 27ac15de9ff07c7e18ce8d73a0ad52fcdd4372fed1aa4208dad627abe296488e
sha512: 45756c97157e3823755f76f33f89e57b94f84bd45676810ecd0eb54a7eb285c21779663a67f11a31e6802a0ac084085012cc26838985e417851726e357cb2ea2
ssdeep: 384:nZiYaiUKkwC9Vq3GLsesPpWqKN+ID1NFKU2y6a2jClxUyfYz8SEEt3:ZLIKhMVqkMpCF2oxfYz8el
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

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

MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.HSK also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0056879b1 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Siggen13.6409
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
K7GW	Trojan ( 0056879b1 )
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Agent.BXA.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.HSK
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.MSIL.Seraph.gen
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.36698631
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.36698631
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.36698631
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34670.bm0@a0zbsF
FireEye	Generic.mg.40c53dbd39cc78e8
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1106289
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.36698631
MAX	malware (ai score=85)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Downloader.MSIL.Generic
Fortinet	MSIL/Small.CKP!tr.dldr
AVG	Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/TrojanDownloader.Generic.HgIASSoA

How to remove MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.HSK?

MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.HSK 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.

About the author

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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