Should I remove “MSILHeracles.8972 (B)”?

The MSILHeracles.8972 (B) 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.8972 (B) virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine MSILHeracles.8972 (B)?


File Info:
crc32: F378BBA7
md5: afa1cfad47d87708dbc4b800f61a07ae
name: AFA1CFAD47D87708DBC4B800F61A07AE.mlw
sha1: a38c8a53a2d3cfd3dcb0e0e501de6d56c5e4e785
sha256: 6a06a18c6205f34130a762b780029c7b8a0dd34659bf261f0b63e41079605048
sha512: d8f7a2fd8c6f80a8b68c6ddf0779679d99bb0adbe2ed2f599951305ef3217423ef685b5ef56214e843444d11f55d7af0c96a1524a368811ed2876b7694a993aa
ssdeep: 3072:3DKW1LgppLRHMY0TBfJvjcTp5Xx43dDUWS58iHyit5A5NL:3DKW1Lgbdl0TBBvjc/x43dDcSiHr5UZ
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  2020
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: wininit.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: wininit
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: wininit
OriginalFilename: wininit.exe

MSILHeracles.8972 (B) also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0057f27b1 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
CAT-QuickHeal	Ransom.Genasom.S1302864
ALYac	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.8972
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)
K7GW	Trojan ( 0057f27b1 )
Cybereason	malicious.d47d87
Cyren	W32/Trojan.DAN.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Filecoder.AIL
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
Kaspersky	VHO:Trojan.Win32.DelShad.grl
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.8972
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.8972
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.8972
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34088.nq0@ae9FvSb
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dc
FireEye	Generic.mg.afa1cfad47d87708
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.8972 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Microsoft	Backdoor:Win32/Bladabindi!ml
GData	Gen:Variant.MSILHeracles.8972
TACHYON	Trojan/W32.Agent.222208.HK
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win.Generic.C4436887
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	RDN/Ransom
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Malwarebytes	Ransom.Artemis
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.99 (RDML:vMT1iJCzTjEQAJVwOgOWxQ)
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Agent
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
AVG	Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]

How to remove MSILHeracles.8972 (B)?

MSILHeracles.8972 (B) 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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