What is “PWS:MSIL/Mintluks!pz”?

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?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Anomalous .NET characteristics
• Compiles .NET code into an executable and executes it
• CAPE detected the embedded pe malware family
• Detects Bochs through the presence of a registry key
• Attempted to write directly to a physical drive
• Deletes executed files from disk
• Collects information to fingerprint the system
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine PWS:MSIL/Mintluks!pz?

File Info:
name: 24A17EB5B3845494B142.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/36481ea6801ffef4688e8623346464e9480445238e967cf83d384b30a7a6929c
crc32: 87837D39
md5: 24a17eb5b3845494b14289d46416180f
sha1: cc64d7f0bb5a9d0b82b09abcc978d1016bccf8b8
sha256: 36481ea6801ffef4688e8623346464e9480445238e967cf83d384b30a7a6929c
sha512: 7538bdad7bd75c0a05e55e222d962219c67423cc84ec75697d7e9b823ee5c491ee6895eeb33fe594c1a2a5c7cd558569a5c8ecefad44b5a600b6399dafebf0ca
ssdeep: 1536:JHY6638dy0MochZDsC8Kl/99Z242UdIAkn3jKZPjoYaoQtb9/n1IDt:JHY53Ln7N041Qqhgb9/+x
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1F473BF15AF410D08E7F80B3205DC26DA067FFB4EE67057CE5D1E69A82B37B9099E0768
sha3_384: d8c7261d4c208cf03eadc1edda3dbfa67a8c4c4ef59f4b59500a7e1b667149709452e44c539aa12ee833d5185de60934
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2020-07-10 03:01:05

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription:  
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: tmp19F5.tmp.exe
LegalCopyright:  
OriginalFilename: tmp19F5.tmp.exe
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0

PWS:MSIL/Mintluks!pz also known as:

How to remove PWS:MSIL/Mintluks!pz?

• 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.