What is “MSILPerseus.217926”?

The MSILPerseus.217926 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.217926 virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine MSILPerseus.217926?


File Info:
crc32: 767AAACC
md5: 28ef9fad1695cc77b26a071fea51dc36
name: krnl_bootstrapper3.exe
sha1: de1cfb7f6b489a9fceb2827db0b8165d383cd5ad
sha256: e1d2819b35c7f9fd50be50ae9f84f8f2fe8a9579bc2e17bdaeae8b1bae3537e6
sha512: 42b9ff65163db581b69e1f4fdb1953e248f74047badb20ae067439a5932d546e011b327d743e729bcea666eff826727e37eff2b48bfe71f6d761e0dc4c28a620
ssdeep: 768:bYPpkl2mwwwwwuJ+oprgUilef8B2rPz+yilNHbYl4eRt3nRKo9G4m:gw+UrmM8B2rPz+nMzR3m
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

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

MSILPerseus.217926 also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.217926
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.WacatacFC.S12096442
McAfee	GenericRXAA-AA!28EF9FAD1695
Cylance	Unsafe
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Perseus.4!c
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.217926
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilCO.34106.im0@a0UA7Li
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.217926
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.217926 (B)
Cyren	W32/Trojan.PNNA-1356
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Wacatac
Arcabit	Trojan.MSILPerseus.D35346
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.RL_Generic.C4002310
ALYac	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.217926
MAX	malware (ai score=85)
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H09DO20
SentinelOne	DFI – Malicious PE
GData	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.217926
Webroot	W32.Malware.Gen
AVG	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (W)
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.fc8

How to remove MSILPerseus.217926?

MSILPerseus.217926 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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