How to remove “Win32:Agent-ARGM [Rtk]”?

The Win32:Agent-ARGM [Rtk] 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-ARGM [Rtk] virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Mimics icon used for popular non-executable file format

How to determine Win32:Agent-ARGM [Rtk]?


File Info:
name: C8723E3FE3849F1C21B2.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/6ddb1163830b4f3ac70123649f0a5e5b32e27dc51a16f81e005d2b891c096322
crc32: E86C1E77
md5: c8723e3fe3849f1c21b2ac4803823da7
sha1: 6ed36c2e65f0a012a12af2c8143f29d8e0f56678
sha256: 6ddb1163830b4f3ac70123649f0a5e5b32e27dc51a16f81e005d2b891c096322
sha512: 6ad76546fd3cf25535b0756503d947dd1860c69d5253e687f7ea2473ac82c519d9122766d0bd3733728aa3cd70ae6068513ab3df70409ba83c6f7022cdcfd5db
ssdeep: 24576:MXTo8HasZKzX2tO1LZmym833ofI+Xf5xbPh:MXTo8HiGtGZmym8SPpP
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1A5250115A9818076D4E629320EFAC71209BB3EA647D6B8C777C07B153D72CD2E73825E
sha3_384: 25a023d2d740be5f411a1ea11ce9ccd2e2209f4c641e6662efd0e3324c78e9166fd91e97f30b00890f6fa1b2892e912d
ep_bytes: e8ec620000e989feffff8bff558bec5d
timestamp: 2005-03-28 20:07:52

Version Info:
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
FileDescription: Microsoft Word
FileVersion: 14.0.4734.1000
InternalName: WinWord
LegalCopyright: © 2010 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
LegalTrademarks1: Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
LegalTrademarks2: Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
OriginalFilename: WinWord.exe
ProductName: Microsoft Office 2010
ProductVersion: 14.0.4734.1000
Translation: 0x0000 0x04e4

Win32:Agent-ARGM [Rtk] also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
tehtris	Generic.Malware
DrWeb	Trojan.Siggen5.49792
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKDZ.95947
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKDZ.95947
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Cuegoe.18812
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKDZ.95947
Cylance	unsafe
Zillya	Dropper.Agent.Win32.276840
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 004b98fe1 )
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Cuegoe.1008
K7GW	Trojan ( 004b98fe1 )
Cybereason	malicious.e65f0a
Cyren	W32/Trojan.QXXG-5376
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Malware.Facido-9768987-0
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKDZ.95947
Avast	Win32:Agent-ARGM [Rtk]
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10bebca1
Sophos	Troj/Agent-BBUW
Baidu	Win32.Trojan-Dropper.Agent.ab
VIPRE	Trojan.GenericKDZ.95947
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dc
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKDZ.95947 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
GData	Win32.Trojan.PSE1.SXNB19
Jiangmin	Trojan.Generic.dsfqb
Google	Detected
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Unknown
Xcitium	Application.Win32.Amonetize.NE@5te978
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D176CB
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Agent.R218339
McAfee	GenericRXFL-LL!C8723E3FE384
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Malwarebytes	Wapomi.Virus.FileInfector.DDS
Panda	Trj/Chgt.AD
Rising	Backdoor.[OceanLotus]Salgorea!1.C3DC (CLASSIC)
Ikarus	Trojan-Dropper.Agent
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.196089813.susgen
Fortinet	W32/GenericKDZ.94364!tr
AVG	Win32:Agent-ARGM [Rtk]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove Win32:Agent-ARGM [Rtk]?

Win32:Agent-ARGM [Rtk] 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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