Should I remove “Win32/Agent.YOE”?

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

The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Win32/Agent.YOE?


File Info:
name: 55EFF010C45A1A6089F1.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/56dbf69c6b580d2b22920a862ffdfcc2a37a8f7ef65630c916232317967b699b
crc32: 2E314103
md5: 55eff010c45a1a6089f14577d0d37ad6
sha1: 5fefe7f9e4ea5785cc4b2442f7c2610610fbcd49
sha256: 56dbf69c6b580d2b22920a862ffdfcc2a37a8f7ef65630c916232317967b699b
sha512: 30b65429d3545599d521503a6ecfb0fd8645411d906a69c3bad6a7c04f6fef17cd52e87bd00fa01109a7fa65536fe76b785e22740f5a27d5e63f9ebacb4afdb6
ssdeep: 384:t/8X1uvgJsoMB2K1jxUNXgpNdSr1KO41DSNLKY+IigrisYpcDvunGunUDpvTA5DZ:tMGB9pWyj2KO41uYp4GvUDpvTA5DZ
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1FA331A11B640C133FAEA11FF99F958F5916CD9300F6A31F35195D2BA3E282C52432ADB
sha3_384: 96695587be766218a60b69d9265cfb94ddfe8eb781f0ba28eca5fcc35c78154b7df178aba2d736a49ba1b5c1bd3f1243
ep_bytes: e938240000e973230000e953510000e9
timestamp: 2021-12-10 17:58:03

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Agent.YOE also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 00514bf11 )
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Generic.5c190581
K7GW	Trojan ( 00514bf11 )
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Agent.YOE
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0ALA21
Avast	Win32:Trojan-gen
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1127770
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.qt
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Agent
GData	Win32.Trojan.Agent.LIHF7T
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1127770
Gridinsoft	Ransom.Win32.Skeeyah.sa
Microsoft	Program:Win32/Uwamson.A!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
McAfee	Artemis!55EFF010C45A
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Skeeyah
APEX	Malicious
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.94 (RDMK:1XVxq66N/Y9tkgWqilVR+Q)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!2CECBbZO7zM
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Agent.YOE!tr
AVG	Win32:Trojan-gen
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (W)

How to remove Win32/Agent.YOE?

Win32/Agent.YOE 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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