How to remove “MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Small.CXA”?

The MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Small.CXA 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.Small.CXA virus can do?

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Small.CXA?


File Info:
name: 21F54614B21E9408C9C9.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/05c84473fa923a0f8aff3304439749f829dd3c9b48839792adc4565ae408ddb7
crc32: C066E257
md5: 21f54614b21e9408c9c9cd9a7e25f8ca
sha1: d7386eafa399d9246016c3982b207a2791df0637
sha256: 05c84473fa923a0f8aff3304439749f829dd3c9b48839792adc4565ae408ddb7
sha512: 016ce4d41bd51c1ca7587aa4cc4c7aa2facabb5106374b2764c0152a0f3fe97d72b41732c03b8c025516144756510b5aee016517ae4796cb09682e0a76efbbf6
ssdeep: 96:dM4Z8oQRhNeH3RVn5/rI/9zD1TIoD2LJG1OxfWdVWwGzNt:d5Z8oTXL5E/DoL81OxfWdVWN
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T11CF11801B3EA0B31ED774B765D73E3411ABEE755285BC76E34C0604E7D12A900A62BBA
sha3_384: 65edac45e712c27b99f6cdbfc4a238c493d77335a2c1560d56b214f296e16962077607103e468b2208c0df798adef783
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2022-09-16 15:25:50

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: COM Surrogate
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: COM Surrogate
FileVersion: 10.0.17763.1
InternalName: Pxmyhqu.exe
LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: Pxmyhqu.exe
ProductName: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion: 10.0.17763.1
Assembly Version: 10.0.17763.1

MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Small.CXA also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectNet.01
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_70% (D)
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34646.am0@ai6GBQo
Symantec	MSIL.Downloader!gen8
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Small.CXA
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Avast	DropperX-gen [Drp]
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Pzfl
Sophos	Troj/DwnLd-AFX
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Google	Detected
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
VBA32	Downloader.MSIL.gen.rexp
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Downloader.MSIL.Generic
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Kryptik.AGKN!tr
AVG	DropperX-gen [Drp]

How to remove MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Small.CXA?

MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Small.CXA 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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