Should I remove “MSILHeracles.160333”?

The MSILHeracles.160333 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 MSILHeracles.160333 virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Presents an Authenticode digital signature
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing

How to determine MSILHeracles.160333?


File Info:
name: CD9C8239C157D5E66410.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/9be5f36d22f79a569dfdc4bcb0a26d74dc490c9d34596aa82f81bf918d40d130
crc32: 91D1C894
md5: cd9c8239c157d5e6641088a0494e5e1b
sha1: 7caaadfce1cfa301f3238e15ce7beb3c92b973f5
sha256: 9be5f36d22f79a569dfdc4bcb0a26d74dc490c9d34596aa82f81bf918d40d130
sha512: 06e6561b090b50a8d650e88549c289406b906d214cd41a47cc1dcbb4a548e8269df87873f66f8696134f96bd18d428f5b431d73a8b41b66cd4af811e87b9f926
ssdeep: 49152:6otm6qvuHkHlqOLPbVN+9owIhLcPleIPE2U4GqeIPhAC3IXt4+R99W:6otm6qvuHkHlqOLPbVN+9o5slAh/qlLP
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1A9E52A097BE80516F6BBAB736AF7C41685B2BC536925C30F1986354E0577BC0CA20B7B
sha3_384: 9419be793cfc7e6142b35cab8d6c41ae00c399df5e0dfb7db53e29ae6a651428611ef9e0d0a708e5f3d6955c0bf263a0
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2015-08-31 23:49:17

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: Microsoft Corporation Windows
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: Spooler SubSystem App
FileVersion: 6.1.5721.33810
InternalName: NETLockScreen.exe
LegalCopyright: ©Microsoft Corporation Copyright ©  2010
LegalTrademarks: Windows®
OriginalFilename: NETLockScreen.exe
ProductName: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
ProductVersion: 6.1.5721.33810
Assembly Version: 6.1.5721.33810

MSILHeracles.160333 also known as:

DrWeb	Trojan.MulDrop14.3391
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.160333
FireEye	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.160333
Skyhigh	Artemis
McAfee	Artemis!CD9C8239C157
Zillya	Trojan.TpynCRTD.Win32.9045
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Agent.Veer
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/Generic.60d26b8b
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.MSIL_Heur.A
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
Kaspersky	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.fodz
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.160333
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.160333 (B)
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.160333
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Arcabit	Trojan.MSILHeracles.D2724D
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.fodz
GData	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.160333
ALYac	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.160333
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Rising	Trojan.Agent!8.B1E (CLOUD)

How to remove MSILHeracles.160333?

MSILHeracles.160333 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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