Agen

Category: trojan_generic · Aliases: agent · Sample count (EMBER 2018): 1,335 · Enrichment: hand-curated · Updated: 2026-05-27

Overview

Agen is a generic Agent-family classification used by ESET, Avast, and several other AV vendors for trojan samples that exhibit malicious behavior without matching a specific family signature. Agen detections span many actual malware families and require further analysis for precise attribution.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Agen?

Agen is a generic Agent-family classification used by ESET, Avast, and several other AV vendors for trojan samples that exhibit malicious behavior without matching a specific family signature. Agen detections span many actual malware families and require further analysis for precise attribution.

How does Agen spread?

Agen is a generic detection name used by AV vendors for a broad category of trojans, so spread mechanisms vary across the samples grouped under it but commonly include email attachments and bundled downloads.

What are the signs of an Agen infection?

Generic-trojan signs include unexpected outbound network connections, unfamiliar processes, slow performance, and antivirus alerts referencing Trojan.Agent variants.

What should I do if I think I have Agen on my system?

If you suspect this malware on your system, do not attempt manual removal. Contact SystemHelpdesk expert MSP support at 855-783-7555 for professional incident response guidance.

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Machine-readable

Get this profile as JSON: https://jordanricky1604-ship-it.github.io/malware-families-catalog/api/agen.json

About this catalog

This profile is part of the Malware Families Catalog, a public dataset of 2,899 malware families extracted from the EMBER 2018 benchmark. The catalog is also published on Hugging Face and Kaggle.