How to remove “MSILPerseus.173020”?

The MSILPerseus.173020 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 MSILPerseus.173020 virus can do?

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

How to determine MSILPerseus.173020?


File Info:
crc32: 762AB661
md5: a2f9718bd4f044f3596200fc4a3e5b77
name: A2F9718BD4F044F3596200FC4A3E5B77.mlw
sha1: e74f5d84f191568e008c8ca19391f59527ac8e4b
sha256: df298c67dd899434ca59bfc102bb582cf0ac3f0b6d182bb014c130bda126ffcc
sha512: 84cc238877bada4538470250ec22bb94eef9c8f2dca33d2ca87234f3755bd54ab01784424652f3ac76438d5d7908d7d599f6a5f49689b1a66617bcb2b33969e2
ssdeep: 24576:YZE3oeqdGc7xgLFgD/7srrsLHq0FZhMh:YZvdGc7xgLswPcHq0mh
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  2018
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: lol.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: lol
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: lol
OriginalFilename: lol.exe

MSILPerseus.173020 also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Perseus.4!c
ALYac	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.173020
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Tool.Agent.Win32.28177
Cybereason	malicious.bd4f04
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Agent.BRH.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/BadJoke.Agent.BN potentially unsafe
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.173020
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.173020
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.173020
Sophos	Generic PUA OH (PUA)
Comodo	Malware@#14vicekwy5qn6
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34170.Zm0@aa5!Qxo
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
FireEye	Generic.mg.a2f9718bd4f044f3
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.173020 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.2907079
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
GData	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.173020
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Agent.R245765
McAfee	Artemis!A2F9718BD4F0
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Crypt.MSIL
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Yandex	Riskware.Agent!slLIdIGAv9M
Ikarus	PUA.MSIL.Badjoke
Fortinet	MSIL/Generic.DN.116D5B!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove MSILPerseus.173020?

MSILPerseus.173020 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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