About “MSILHeracles.28878” infection

The MSILHeracles.28878 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.

What MSILHeracles.28878 virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
• Creates RWX memory
• Expresses interest in specific running processes
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Attempts to remove evidence of file being downloaded from the Internet
• Code injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Creates a copy of itself

How to determine MSILHeracles.28878?

File Info:
crc32: C971C949md5: 9cbd7405775c8a0b7e7d7a8ae808c79cname: 9CBD7405775C8A0B7E7D7A8AE808C79C.mlwsha1: edb2cc21f01cd91184d164cd29735da0394a6f4dsha256: cf6bcdceed5d634c71fb0babc3d7205df4efc0d269fdc857cf2d01d70b392debsha512: 2a5c78f10261dc62ce6d28a48ea887cc3360132b0eac5451a53692d4b405b602bafd71504f4946882d3692dd5f36c708ccf372d5ab99af3e63a7fc6f8b664cb2ssdeep: 12288:sjymfA+weyIRjgLuFZ2717hQv1rFrjX8h5HCZIA24K5E:sjlfDyAjgLsSGv1Bn3ZI0iEtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 2002-2011 all contributors, see Authors.txtInternalName: mpc-hcFileVersion: 1, 5, 3, 3785CompanyName: MPC-HC TeamComments: Based on the original Media Player Classic v6.4.9.0 xa9 GabestProductName: Media Player Classic - Home CinemaProductVersion: 1, 5, 3, 3785FileDescription: Media Player Classic - Home CinemaOriginalFilename: mpc-hc.exeTranslation: 0x0409 0x04b0

MSILHeracles.28878 also known as:

How to remove MSILHeracles.28878?

• 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.