PWS:MSIL/Mintluks!pz removal tips

The PWS:MSIL/Mintluks!pz 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 PWS:MSIL/Mintluks!pz virus can do?

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous .NET characteristics

How to determine PWS:MSIL/Mintluks!pz?


File Info:
name: 337388979ECBF12B4A8B.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/122cc22485c2b4a4cfe606c3461e4fe7c41b917f0e8ea0c420092fa5fc0f9f39
crc32: 5785EB62
md5: 337388979ecbf12b4a8b863229fc7ec8
sha1: 6d7ad300edbfd6dce9ad2136704108046fb1b32e
sha256: 122cc22485c2b4a4cfe606c3461e4fe7c41b917f0e8ea0c420092fa5fc0f9f39
sha512: b210b474f704576297508fbb0bc34437892b702d9fb95b660843a46416696bf8fc9b15ecca7427a01a8dbab9b0a332b877d02601b998b374b1dff9a4a317392e
ssdeep: 1536:5PCHY6638dy0MochZDsC8Kl/99Z242UdIAkn3jKZPjoYaoQt09/x1gY:5PCHY53Ln7N041Qqhg09/Z
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1F373BF15AF410D08E7F80B3209DC76DA06BFFB4ED67053CA5D1E69A82B37B9099E0764
sha3_384: 444553d10d75b9d2d7c2219d217ed5e5f524db9dd27a9281967c23351d4e6190903a96b756c4260c2d1193814d26e475
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2020-05-25 15:35:53

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription:  
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: tmp494E.tmp.exe
LegalCopyright:  
OriginalFilename: tmp494E.tmp.exe
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0

PWS:MSIL/Mintluks!pz also known as:

Bkav	W32.FamVT.Deb123TTc.Worm
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.FOZ
FireEye	Generic.mg.337388979ecbf12b
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Generic.TRFH959
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.lc
ALYac	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.FOZ
Cylance	unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.AgentGen.Win32.91
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0056ae4d1 )
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/csharp.ali2000008
K7GW	Trojan ( 005690671 )
Cybereason	malicious.0edbfd
Arcabit	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.FOZ
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36744.em0@aC0rDop
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.Dnldr7.DCEA
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Kryptik.MSS
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Malware.Avlj-9877624-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.FOZ
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Generic.euparm
Avast	Win32:Agent-AVLJ [Trj]
Tencent	Trojan.MSIL.Zilla.ha
Emsisoft	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.FOZ (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Dropper.Gen
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader8.32373
VIPRE	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.FOZ
TrendMicro	TROJ_MINTLUKS.SM
Sophos	Mal/MSIL-TU
Ikarus	Trojan.Dropper
Jiangmin	TrojanDropper.Injector.ioj
Varist	W32/MSIL_Kryptik.AZD.gen!Eldorado
Avira	TR/Dropper.Gen
MAX	malware (ai score=83)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.AGeneric
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.1000
Xcitium	TrojWare.MSIL.Mintluks.JJC@7axq6t
Microsoft	PWS:MSIL/Mintluks!pz
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GData	MSIL.Trojan.PSE.105TIS2
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Injector.R345075
McAfee	GenericRXCM-CF!337388979ECB
TACHYON	Trojan/W32.DN-Kryptik.80384
VBA32	OScope.TrojanDropper.MSIL.Mintluks
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_MINTLUKS.SM
Rising	Backdoor.njRAT!1.AE81 (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Trojan.Kryptik!BinXU+Nf7og
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Kryptik.JJC!tr
AVG	Win32:Agent-AVLJ [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove PWS:MSIL/Mintluks!pz?

PWS:MSIL/Mintluks!pz 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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