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

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

Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
Authenticode signature is invalid
Binary compilation timestomping detected

How to determine MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.KAG?


File Info:
name: 2E52F959B872516E6F74.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/be8b4d75156c5beebef91c0cd172cffacaa77f77df942c1d510f334eb9250349
crc32: 2434F07C
md5: 2e52f959b872516e6f74b140fb4ebff5
sha1: 1d54f5ba193653d0c7ab22effd0b7cc03048d7b1
sha256: be8b4d75156c5beebef91c0cd172cffacaa77f77df942c1d510f334eb9250349
sha512: fb3639f69c9ad2fbc908905967fd9451f35f8017515a1d0e2c468ea30916a1fb40a0f7418e870972eced5b8916b63eb2016682d6a9e7fc052a7533b6a082dbee
ssdeep: 1536:uJ5kCndVngkq2Y8FuQ8nZEMLMxXFGU6aB7DXXOWuga:uzkCndVne2iZ4Vv6aB7DXXOWuga
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T107835D33F31AD44BD45531FDD0B3EA993AB06B556D52C72AF022B1A99636303BC0EE19
sha3_384: ff7d7ffed143d0ce694ac65be2a76e12b1ff4de7bfa501334b0dee5f1221fe7cfbb35f029f01ec851e9413c2ada6ab27
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2069-02-20 05:46:08

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio - 18.10
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio - 18.10
FileVersion: 15.0.18390.0
InternalName: Adywi.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: Adywi.exe
ProductName: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio - 18.10
ProductVersion: 15.0.18390.0
Assembly Version: 15.0.18390.0

MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.KAG also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Malicious.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.47914762
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.47914762
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.47914762
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.MSIL.AgentTesla.NCB
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/Generic.aa939cbf
K7GW	Trojan-Downloader ( 0058d11c1 )
K7AntiVirus	Trojan-Downloader ( 0058d11c1 )
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Agent.CQL.gen!Eldorado
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.KAG
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R03FC0DAJ22
Paloalto	generic.ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	UDS:Trojan.Multi.GenericML.xnet
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.47914762
Avast	Win32:DropperX-gen [Drp]
Tencent	Msil.Trojan-downloader.Agent.Htck
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.47914762
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Zillya	Downloader.Agent.Win32.459690
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R03FC0DAJ22
McAfee-GW-Edition	RDN/Generic Downloader.x
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.47914762 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.47914762
Avira	TR/Downloader.MSIL.wsjlh
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Downloader]/MSIL.AgentTesla
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Gridinsoft	Ransom.Win32.Sabsik.sa
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D2DB1F0A
ZoneAlarm	UDS:Trojan.Multi.GenericML.xnet
Microsoft	TrojanDownloader:MSIL/AgentTesla.NCB!MTB
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Sabsik.C4918159
McAfee	RDN/Generic Downloader.x
MAX	malware (ai score=85)
APEX	Malicious
Ikarus	Trojan-Downloader.MSIL.Agent
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.KAG!tr.dldr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34264.fm0@aWatjkj
AVG	Win32:DropperX-gen [Drp]
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen

How to remove MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.KAG?

MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.KAG 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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