How to remove “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?

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: 8A59C681E0F350B0B45A.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/deef4711dc14f46c85ebfc199482444ae243f6538fa7ce47593a8f496910d723
crc32: B2DBB720
md5: 8a59c681e0f350b0b45a0ebee224d9b2
sha1: 1adc9a71b633d28f903411a53001426770db55e1
sha256: deef4711dc14f46c85ebfc199482444ae243f6538fa7ce47593a8f496910d723
sha512: e160228901a8ddc7ae330aa4d216193004f33a2a179ae64613954482e2f27d6381f7c29f675ea0b3d682bf33fbac2f5990f5b43ea89be6a8d7861eb9701e9f39
ssdeep: 1536:5uHF3638dy0MochZDsC8Kl/99Z242UdIAkn3jKZPjoYaoQteP9/j1J3:5uHFq3Ln7N041QqhgeP9/f
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1F273CF05BF410D08E7F80B3205DC66DA067FFB4EDA7053CA5D5E69A82B37B9099E0768
sha3_384: 56b8b3f5a414e54cf710500248bb632df7fe431b7fdc9e805a3509635d66601001c1bd1e621d2d15de2c56d632f639c6
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2020-07-08 23:11:42

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription:  
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: tmp7925.tmp.exe
LegalCopyright:  
OriginalFilename: tmp7925.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
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.FOZ
FireEye	Generic.mg.8a59c681e0f350b0
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Generic.TRFH959
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.lc
McAfee	GenericRXEH-SZ!8A59C681E0F3
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Zillya	Trojan.AgentGen.Win32.91
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0056ae4d1 )
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/csharp.ali2000008
K7GW	Trojan ( 005690671 )
Cybereason	malicious.1b633d
Arcabit	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.FOZ
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36744.em0@ayUf!kn
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
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
Sophos	Mal/MSIL-TU
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
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.Mintluks.R344820
VBA32	OScope.TrojanDropper.MSIL.Mintluks
ALYac	Trojan.MSIL.Agent.FOZ
TACHYON	Trojan/W32.DN-Agent.80384.BE
Cylance	unsafe
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_MINTLUKS.SM
Ikarus	Trojan.Dropper
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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