VHO:HackTool.MSIL.Flooder (file analysis)

The VHO:HackTool.MSIL.Flooder 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 VHO:HackTool.MSIL.Flooder virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine VHO:HackTool.MSIL.Flooder?


File Info:
crc32: ED045AA8
md5: 62fa8e73c1f659bc406ebfa46976594d
name: 62FA8E73C1F659BC406EBFA46976594D.mlw
sha1: 990bda31457130193eedf09435329976358fd6dd
sha256: 58d735873a76995423644e261d6e6577165d7cb52ef0d45575e11bda6dd67813
sha512: d0f41243d6009184166eee97571e0cc1efc4ae67a4bdb7f9e2047e6be6161080c41f3ee98d9d650e029ad3b16ef9766f4428bd4cf35010736d027faec12c5dc9
ssdeep: 3072:KWnsqyFa8wgtRs4Fa1/J5JasJiCyW3SawPxKqB7ymLq+DYNCx7XAET7LbY:Kc//J5NxyWIKYe+DYNCJTb
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  Example
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: svchost.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: Example
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: Example
OriginalFilename: svchost.exe

VHO:HackTool.MSIL.Flooder also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005338bb1 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.PassCrypt.1
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7GW	Trojan ( 005338bb1 )
Cybereason	malicious.3c1f65
Cyren	W32/Trojan.DIS.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Trojan Horse
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Agent.BLX
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky	VHO:HackTool.MSIL.Flooder.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.PassCrypt.1
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.PassCrypt.1
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Ransom.Wqdm
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ransom.PassCrypt.1
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34058.km0@aqz9WYe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
FireEye	Generic.mg.62fa8e73c1f659bc
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.PassCrypt.1 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1132421
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.265F44E
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.PassCrypt.1
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.PassCrypt.1
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Occamy.R230825
McAfee	Artemis!62FA8E73C1F6
MAX	malware (ai score=96)
VBA32	Trojan.MSIL.gen.a.1
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.4292426356
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Agent
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Generic.AP.14AC576!tr
AVG	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Generic.HgIASRgA

How to remove VHO:HackTool.MSIL.Flooder?

VHO:HackTool.MSIL.Flooder 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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