What is “Trojan:MSIL/CoinMiner!pz”?

The Trojan:MSIL/CoinMiner!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 Trojan:MSIL/CoinMiner!pz virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Binary compilation timestomping detected

How to determine Trojan:MSIL/CoinMiner!pz?


File Info:
name: A54F7AB54FEA35757DA6.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/6c910cc926a52bde36b9d619b2b103546253dee21160c8d78b4b305f197d82e5
crc32: 56B716E3
md5: a54f7ab54fea35757da60755c9aa6d02
sha1: 42e4b3606ea84cc33f07e638f28be7f9cb11883a
sha256: 6c910cc926a52bde36b9d619b2b103546253dee21160c8d78b4b305f197d82e5
sha512: 36747b6eb6e7e4eb6c99e8fdea216157231751e6e1709c4231f9b2ae68f013781d93d49f9f0c19d7d059fcb39a631dd08af3a94a625e60dc9aa0125d1d5184fa
ssdeep: 6144:EvxMcv+gnSmENSuj/6/wL4ExxU46kvmXJZQ8vjK8/f8ZH50gpArH9q+huDGY4Uk:5cqE4rUamXJZXjK8XkiH9qXeUk
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T18844BE9777D1CF50CBAC06BAC0E3AA2407B596472273E74938C403E69D137E99E46F45
sha3_384: 00152a0e6bfeabd60ffb6e04296fcc5b7d96ce590aa5524d6d9be307a234441e80f708ab79207d96c5d40957d8c5f4e9
ep_bytes: 
timestamp: 2080-10-20 12:10:15

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Trojan:MSIL/CoinMiner!pz also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKDZ.104278
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.GenericFC.S30117201
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dc
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Cybereason	malicious.06ea84
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D19756
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Agent.XX
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Packed.Msilmamut-10001383-0
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKDZ.104278
Tencent	Trojan.MSIL.Agentb.ke
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKDZ.104278 (B)
DrWeb	Trojan.Encoder.37427
VIPRE	Trojan.GenericKDZ.104278
FireEye	Generic.mg.a54f7ab54fea3575
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan.MSIL.aoidv
Varist	W32/MSIL_Agent.GXL.gen!Eldorado
MAX	malware (ai score=83)
Xcitium	Heur.Corrupt.PE@1z141z3
Microsoft	Trojan:MSIL/CoinMiner!pz
GData	Trojan.GenericKDZ.104278
Google	Detected
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKDZ.104278
Rising	Malware.Obfus/MSIL@AI.87 (RDM.MSIL2:lLStee8ivrwxLJ+msnvmWw)
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Agent
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.XX!tr
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)

How to remove Trojan:MSIL/CoinMiner!pz?

Trojan:MSIL/CoinMiner!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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