Win32/Agent.AEWF removal instruction

The Win32/Agent.AEWF 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 Win32/Agent.AEWF virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Agent.AEWF?


File Info:
name: F26C2382B7556E09AB8A.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/423c2c9da205c96f9ac6d9436a7974bd059eb456b3f109f69ce93a0849aaccf0
crc32: 568F4715
md5: f26c2382b7556e09ab8a89cb037a5c47
sha1: 16ae231385ee6612f4ac5f86a1cb6b097b05029d
sha256: 423c2c9da205c96f9ac6d9436a7974bd059eb456b3f109f69ce93a0849aaccf0
sha512: 0cc685e655fe78a9695f09ab2db88d0b5f3c49150e2612af4b174b6a58405d0b65387e19867d25fc96943ae708bfba35b3d48e31e3f7563927c6bbafe57d7cac
ssdeep: 1536:BPpHHkowX1k3g/JPP3lLuBZomEWRmVODKb2:lt7wXqgN3lFmEWRORb2
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T116430995BA654CEBEF50633E84DBC37F5B3DF1814A230F93A764BA3457136A23094286
sha3_384: cbbfeb81d937c8df212a1498d655177cd670411100d8cfdc1b6539a35136813332e4e6405fbc7a1026dad9bb2d994a97
ep_bytes: 83ec1cc7042401000000ff1560a34000
timestamp: 2023-10-31 14:43:51

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Agent.AEWF also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.IRCBot.m!c
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.70210123
FireEye	Generic.mg.f26c2382b7556e09
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.qm
McAfee	Artemis!F26C2382B755
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware/Suspicious
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.70210123
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.36792.d0Y@aO1SiPb
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Agent.AEWF
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.gen
Alibaba	Backdoor:Win32/IRCBot.219fbdae
Rising	Backdoor.IRCBot!8.B47 (CLOUD)
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.70210123 (B)
F-Secure	Backdoor.BDS/Redcap.tuhas
DrWeb	DLOADER.Trojan
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.70210123
Google	Detected
Avira	BDS/Redcap.tuhas
Varist	W32/IRCBot-based6_DET!Eldorado
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Wacatac
Kingsoft	malware.kb.a.984
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D42F524B
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.gen
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
MAX	malware (ai score=89)
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/Chgt.AD
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0CK323
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
AVG	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
Cybereason	malicious.385ee6
Avast	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]

How to remove Win32/Agent.AEWF?

Win32/Agent.AEWF 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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