RAR/Agent.EM removal

The RAR/Agent.EM 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 RAR/Agent.EM virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Reads data out of its own binary image
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid
Creates DCRat RAT directories and/or files

How to determine RAR/Agent.EM?


File Info:
name: 28988B6945E75AA2787F.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/37930cc3991a8ec9872ba7666d2a6203e4cb3934daca1639fceedde38e05c8e7
crc32: 2BE3890D
md5: 28988b6945e75aa2787fedf13ee70494
sha1: 4a892d13b5a35e1f35dbc2e1f73a24c983fff9b7
sha256: 37930cc3991a8ec9872ba7666d2a6203e4cb3934daca1639fceedde38e05c8e7
sha512: 3a34051b3b43e08df8b247fc0f1eebe311a32cd18f50e4a5b88682cb995b0a5b7bf104569b7ed940c9cbd4465c2745a2fecc265403e364bd533c47ffa7b7573d
ssdeep: 24576:5W6VXRhP26zywSESPXCHoduoJ6/Ldk8W9pGbsKC3jWA9KODM+Hiwdvy3jviaLlR6:s6ByLESPXCo6C8W9K6CoviI4j6aLPRs
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1AB752201FAD381B2E03318325A7A6765793DBD201E35CA5F73D45E2DDE31092E928BA7
sha3_384: 8ec8fd442b9b798c36b23bf631e7030dad910af28fcc80e27d01f1237695cc9c1110ad23acc18cd6fd95a9320252d23f
ep_bytes: e89e040000e98efeffff3b0dc8a14300
timestamp: 2018-06-24 15:04:40

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

RAR/Agent.EM also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Uztuby.4!c
Elastic	malicious (moderate confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Uztuby.19
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
McAfee	Artemis!28988B6945E7
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Dropper
VIPRE	Trojan.Uztuby.19
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Agent.Vfei
Paloalto	generic.ml
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32	RAR/Agent.EM
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H09DP24
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
BitDefender	Trojan.Uztuby.19
Emsisoft	Trojan.Uztuby.19 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan:W32/RARSfx.B
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
FireEye	Trojan.Uztuby.19
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
GData	Trojan.Uztuby.19
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Trojan.Uztuby.19
Rising	Trojan.AutoRun/SFX!1.FA4A (CLASSIC)
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove RAR/Agent.EM?

RAR/Agent.EM 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.

About the author

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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