About “Troj/MSIL-SMX” infection

The Troj/MSIL-SMX 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 Troj/MSIL-SMX virus can do?

Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous .NET characteristics

How to determine Troj/MSIL-SMX?


File Info:
name: 976015D111AA9826D21E.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/ac8421ed49595909df22fe29727f36d79e971245b53e3c651da6d9b207e18597
crc32: F0219D45
md5: 976015d111aa9826d21eded5a1882c32
sha1: f9fbae9a7f2d8979eb4e3b89c07731329100875b
sha256: ac8421ed49595909df22fe29727f36d79e971245b53e3c651da6d9b207e18597
sha512: e05026eb6d2a313180974f3f4b9659f2c4fc67c43602b015baf9a31d4ac7867b4fa0de08811480c396da9d5f4fae7f062c8dc6df68e09b448eadf6bac2d3be07
ssdeep: 96:uZSetkLz+S87k3h1A23hiXeS3TSm7mywFW3lyGhbLD0zE+8lzNt:uZvkL27kx1A2x+TSqmy+9evDiA
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1F9E1E505A7D8856BE0EA0B305EF3C7106360D5129F578B2F3DD4896F6D233185A9B7B0
sha3_384: fbcbff22c80ca6c6d11e7dadbfbba03a1645153d39da25b2551eadb06495dd9b7d9d8424c72bccbe3916bf263a0448d2
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2023-07-31 14:08:16

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

Troj/MSIL-SMX also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
Cybereason	malicious.a7f2d8
Cyren	W32/Azorult.D.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Rozena.DE
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Shelma.gen
Avast	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
DrWeb	Trojan.PackedNET.2209
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.976015d111aa9826
Sophos	Troj/MSIL-SMX
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Shelma.gen
Microsoft	VirTool:MSIL/Meterpreter.G!MTB
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.RL_Generic.C3447954
Rising	Malware.Obfus/MSIL@AI.90 (RDM.MSIL2:X22XzFvnyxMqExrExL3rBg)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36318.am0@aaGFljd
AVG	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)

How to remove Troj/MSIL-SMX?

Troj/MSIL-SMX 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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