About “MSIL:FakeAV-I [Trj]” infection

The MSIL:FakeAV-I [Trj] 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:FakeAV-I [Trj] virus can do?

.NET file is packed/obfuscated with SmartAssembly
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine MSIL:FakeAV-I [Trj]?


File Info:
name: D071CEF3489456F33147.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/5ae29ab7bc49ef9514e7edc34ed105fe18f1996a708e16dcefe918dcf3685373
crc32: E57CFC9D
md5: d071cef3489456f33147a3aa7f968983
sha1: 25376fc3be159c8629443948af011d2eb2266271
sha256: 5ae29ab7bc49ef9514e7edc34ed105fe18f1996a708e16dcefe918dcf3685373
sha512: 94033bbf087eeda9a669f1cab74ba1d4ff1427018210fd07547a075ca78eb997b457077eae6ddc2ae8adc01573ee9442de35c80a1f7ae2fadd7f822d6112f1d3
ssdeep: 12288:43B7IZxjiLbBw4DqUmVJ7iY/xMxM/LLxv87wp8My9scHQh6nt++fNhc3:qby4DQ7zMxMzLp8kp8b9yh6cU83
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T152554A2033B4562AE5BF8775EC3D05A187B4B646B53EE39D0E809DEE2C927818E11773
sha3_384: 544235bfc4c5d6264f8e324fe12b7eafd53dd86c13e294817f40a5a01ae7ad01d655f113d609d557a910d0a58d2eea30
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2012-11-18 00:45:28

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

MSIL:FakeAV-I [Trj] also known as:

Bkav	W32.Common.95378A50
Skyhigh	Artemis
McAfee	Artemis!D071CEF34894
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Agent.Vlpq
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.MSIL_Heur.A
APEX	Malicious
Avast	MSIL:FakeAV-I [Trj]
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
MAX	malware (ai score=94)
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare/Win32.Presenoker
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/Presenoker
Cylance	unsafe
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
AVG	MSIL:FakeAV-I [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove MSIL:FakeAV-I [Trj]?

MSIL:FakeAV-I [Trj] 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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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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