Trojan:Win32/Malgent!MSR Virus Removal

The Trojan:Win32/Malgent!MSR detection is a generic Microsoft Defender name of a Trojan active in your system. This particular name is usually assigned to Solarmaker backdoor.

Backdoors like Malgent are flexible threats that may act as stand-alone malware, as well as be used in multi-stage attacks. Their main purpose is to create a remote connection to the infected system, that operates without the owner’s knowledge. To avoid any interruptions, this malware type aims to stay as stealthy as possible.

The files reported as Trojan:Win32/Malgent!MSR may not necessarily be malicious. If you are uncertain whether a file is malicious or a false positive detection, you can submit the affected file to https://gridinsoft.com/online-virus-scanner for scanning with a free online antivirus engine.

Win32/Malgent Threat Information

Backdoor Summary:

Name	Malgent Backdoor
Detection	Trojan:Win32/Malgent!MSR
Damage	Gain access to the operating system to perform various malicious actions.
Similar	Bladabindi, Loda Rat Malware, Rukap, Imecab
Fix Tool	See If Your System Has Been Affected by Malgent backdoor

File Info

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File Info
crc32: E641B2D7md5: 0b6280db02782c2acb8582c622f8b2b5name: 0B6280DB02782C2ACB8582C622F8B2B5.mlwsha1: 45f922fd706e36503bd03ab1e422056f29008461sha256: 5451dce2ce5d9e6b5f9ed22dd2b535b36557c73511b734134fa8877f064eb8d7sha512: 1f51a3f46a1caa8e59c769344e360823cc1f342d73c7981b24a56316b542d1cfcf4d0191c56bd3fd7577daa1a8c2b55a86f1e515bab4aade1c8f5a2e45ca36bessdeep: 12288:QQ5jIh3qgdysgIyyPUc7R8IB+6T8Ipvxz8nK4oEn0B19b:QQm3q/xqHe3ylXwnTo9XVtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
InternalName: sajbmianozu.iyaProductVersion: 91.40.21.55Copyright: Copyrighz (C) 2021, fudkagatTranslation: 0x0126 0x007a

Alternative detection names

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Bkav	W32.BozenmaZU.Trojan
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Lionic	Trojan.Multi.Generic.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.Stealer.31160
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Trojan.Generic.30347631
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Malgent.e9b6409f
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason	malicious.d706e3
Cyren	W32/Kryptik.FLP.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HMTY
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:CrypterX-gen [Trj]
ClamAV	Win.Malware.Generic-9899898-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Chapak.gen
BitDefender	Trojan.Generic.30347631
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.Z.Ranumbot.534528
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Generic.30347631
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Chapak.Glm
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Generic.30347631
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	Malware@#zy3cm72nw6ku
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34170.Gq0@aScsW2gO
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.hc
FireEye	Generic.mg.0b6280db02782c2a
Emsisoft	Trojan.Generic.30347631 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Backdoor.Tofsee.ewc
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Gen
Avira	TR/Kryptik.picuy
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Malgent!MSR
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D1CF116F
GData	Win32.Trojan.PSE.1HTNM21
AhnLab-V3	Ransomware/Win.Stop.R444284
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	RDN/Generic.grp
MAX	malware (ai score=87)
VBA32	Trojan.Convagent
Malwarebytes	Trojan.MalPack.GS
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	[email protected] (RDMK:J/q2AflfsAaqyjITC1KL3g)
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Ranumbot
Fortinet	PossibleThreat.PALLASNET.H
AVG	Win32:CrypterX-gen [Trj]
Paloalto	generic.ml

Malgent Trojan Dangers

Non-harmful malware does not exist, and Trojan:Win32/Malgent!MSR is not an exception. This will likely be a nasty surprise when it can use your PC for its purposes. In addition, it can read your conversations, open your files, and spectate what you do.

Malgent is capable of:

It can infect your computer, compromising its security and potentially leading to further harm.
It can steal sensitive data, including personal information, login credentials, financial details, and files. As a result, identity theft, financial losses, or privacy breaches occur.
It can tamper with system settings and files, causing your computer to become unstable, slow, or prone to crashes. This can disrupt your regular computer usage.

Detailed Malgent Analysis – Video

Manual Trojan:Win32/Vindor!pz Removal

You can try removing Vindor manually, through the system Settings app. Click the Windows button with the right mouse button and find Settings in the appeared list. In Settings, go to Apps → Installed Apps menu.

There, find the apps you do not remember installing. If you know a specific one Microsoft Defender is complaining on with the Win32/Vindor!pz detection, seek for them. Click the three-dot symbol to the right, and then choose “Uninstall”.

Reset Browser Settings

To remove any modifications to web browsers that Malgent could have potentially done, I’d recommend resetting your web browsers. Since a lot of sensitive and important information goes through web browsers, it is crucial to keep them clean of any malware.

To reset Edge, do the following steps:

Open “Settings and more” tab in upper right corner, then find here “Settings” button. In the left bar of the appeared menu, choose “Reset settings” option:

After picking the Reset Settings option, you will see the following menu, stating about the settings which will be reverted to original:

For Mozilla Firefox, do the next actions:

Open Menu tab (three strips in upper right corner) and click the “Help” button. In the appeared menu choose “More troubleshooting information”:

In the next screen, find the “Refresh Firefox” option:

After choosing this option, you will see the warning message. Confirm the reset by pressing “Refresh Firefox”.

If you use Google Chrome

Open Settings tab, and look for the “Reset Settings”:

In the appeared tab, click on the only option available – “Restore settings to their original defaults”:

Confirm the reset by pressing the Reset Settings button in the appeared window:

Opera can be reset in the next way

Click the Opera icon in the top left corner, then go for the Settings in the drop-down menu:

There, scroll all the way down, until you see the Advanced button. Click it, and scroll down to the end, again. You will see the “Reset settings to their original defaults” option.