Categories: Malware

Should I remove “PornTool.Agent”?

The PornTool.Agent 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 PornTool.Agent virus can do?

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
  • Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine PornTool.Agent?


File Info:

name: 2E0A5CB999FC40FE8A13.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/f3111a95b9c23e11bee876f8e674ebe7b0a8a9e094a3d71aa5bc5795d5b75a0acrc32: 2C90E0D7md5: 2e0a5cb999fc40fe8a13d57c7318b002sha1: 942f122e96a892651df25c4e2efe425a5b8262f8sha256: f3111a95b9c23e11bee876f8e674ebe7b0a8a9e094a3d71aa5bc5795d5b75a0asha512: 045f0a104d541fb5af953450e0d9bd174b8b70391513dce36e7d803c3bd6de82d51d16a951d0dc16d1b94b19649d4b210ab139a29c3365b46dbe809eeeb294a7ssdeep: 24576:CAHnh+eWsN3skA4RV1Hom2KXMmHaZpnkI5:Fh+ZkldoPK8YaZp7type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1FB25AC0273D2E032FFAB92739BAAF20156BC79250133856F13981DB9BD701B1667D663sha3_384: 2a536acce1c6996afaefec941960936090d2d1aab233ec025db2fdf408a8de118be9fb78142dc1afbb20e8a9b1001f12ep_bytes: e8c8d00000e97ffeffffcccccccccccctimestamp: 2021-08-14 11:11:04

Version Info:

Translation: 0x0809 0x04b0

PornTool.Agent also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware1
FireEye Generic.mg.2e0a5cb999fc40fe
McAfee Artemis!2E0A5CB999FC
Cylance Unsafe
Alibaba Packed:Win32/Generic.c7b195c9
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Packed.AutoIt.UK
Paloalto generic.ml
Avast Win32:Trojan-gen
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.TrojanAitInject.dh
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Autoit
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
GData Win32.Trojan.Agent.29OHMR
Malwarebytes PornTool.Agent
APEX Malicious
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_95%
Fortinet Malicious_Behavior.SB
AVG Win32:Trojan-gen
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_80% (W)

How to remove PornTool.Agent?

  • 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.
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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