Trojan.Agent.MSDGen

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Short bio

Trojan.Agent.MSDGen is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name based on the properties of a value under the following registry key, which is indicative of Andromeda/Gamarue infections:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesExplorerRun

Type of infection

Worm.Gamarue is often dropped onto a system by exploit kits.

Protection

Malwarebytes protects from Trojan.Agent.MSDGen by blocking Worm.Gamarue

Home remediation

You can use the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Nebula console to scan endpoints.

Nebula endpoint tasks menu

Choose the Scan + Quarantine option. Afterwards you can check the Detections pageto see which threats were found.

On the Quarantine pageyou can see which threats were quarantined and restore them if necessary.