How to remove “MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.MEP”?

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

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.MEP?


File Info:
name: 5DDAD05F67924A38BA86.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/c81044d35d26141f0c67845d97fdd2d764ddcba5cc1f0cd737f936e89f1ba9ee
crc32: B0EBDC11
md5: 5ddad05f67924a38ba86d1cf801fbb8f
sha1: a8183bd5066496072b634d0d47029b59b8f8ca96
sha256: c81044d35d26141f0c67845d97fdd2d764ddcba5cc1f0cd737f936e89f1ba9ee
sha512: 5c88be288f5ab5ee9891ff4d8cb94790c678001d9364a083592fd147a0000393b5b51337f1e188dab54a4ad87da32f91f6c5d0a8f6a013c95a3031a7a9cb76cb
ssdeep: 768:X3GCMIfCNHOIBe+IG3PKn928ghpIxpRr070WmUlKJPv56H0L5LYSJu0A:2NH9Bx63r077NlKJX56HY5L9Ju0A
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1A813C001377886BBDEBD4FB21C6320E50BB62689B551CBEF2D89464F88E17150651FD3
sha3_384: 937631a7c1db8ea9b65d6a3adb94dbad50415413202dc49da02c92bf7ae99195e50c8da4d36a98c082b73d3648ba20a7
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2023-08-17 02:05:54

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
CompanyName: Microsoft
FileDescription: WindowsFormsApplication1
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: 111111111111.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © Microsoft 2023
OriginalFilename: 111111111111.exe
ProductName: WindowsFormsApplication1
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.MEP also known as:

Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.68919846
McAfee	Artemis!5DDAD05F6792
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan-Downloader ( 005946b11 )
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/Agentb.2172a7a7
K7GW	Trojan-Downloader ( 005946b11 )
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.MEP
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Agentb.gen
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.68919846
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.68919846
Avast	Win32:DropperX-gen [Drp]
Tencent	Msil.Trojan-Downloader.Ader.Czlw
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.68919846 (B)
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1351270
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Lazy.381336
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.68919846
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Gen
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1351270
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Agentb.gen
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36350.cm0@aSBzO4p
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Lazy.381336
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware/Suspicious
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0CHO23
Rising	Downloader.Agent!8.B23 (CLOUD)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.MEP!tr.dldr
AVG	Win32:DropperX-gen [Drp]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.MEP?

MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.MEP 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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