About “PWS:MSIL/Mintluks!pz” infection

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.

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
• 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: 4869C55F89D499E406A9.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/e5fae89eed5a4485704d739bf259e1e1aabd127d2f08315a7d447cd5899b71c2crc32: C01469E3md5: 4869c55f89d499e406a983e6648b29f6sha1: 1187609824afa6ee44c24e94af4cb1d3e62c84fdsha256: e5fae89eed5a4485704d739bf259e1e1aabd127d2f08315a7d447cd5899b71c2sha512: fb70db5c57585396f0cd8da07b76e5a62e0a5f3cb8945e01277999c5efbe057ce8aa6b54513fc345a2a8473f067a79ad47056a44af82afb1ce923a04fd9d4531ssdeep: 1536:oy58Tdy0MochZDsC8Kl/99Z242UdIAkn3jKZPjoYaoQtC6z9/FVz1/h:oy58yn7N041Qqhg79/Htype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T19573BF15AE810D08E7F80B3205EC35CA06BFFB4EE67057CA5D2E65A85B37B9099E0764sha3_384: 923cd26dcefb452bf1bed15e2c106ba09b7465ea5332b7bd0dbdc07208db4703481a275ad9b66d6c60b047cdc330fcadep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000timestamp: 2020-07-08 09:10:18
Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0FileDescription:  FileVersion: 0.0.0.0InternalName: tmp7F1D.tmp.exeLegalCopyright:  OriginalFilename: tmp7F1D.tmp.exeProductVersion: 0.0.0.0Assembly 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.