Should I remove “DiskCryptor (PUA)”?

The DiskCryptor (PUA) is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. This unwanted program is often distributed by tech support scam sites. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What DiskCryptor (PUA) virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Creates RWX memory
• Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Created a service that was not started

How to determine DiskCryptor (PUA)?

File Info:
name: 3375FE67827671E121D0.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/02ac3a4f1cfb2723c20f3c7678b62c340c7974b95f8d9320941641d5c6fd2fee
crc32: CA354731
md5: 3375fe67827671e121d049f9aabefc3e
sha1: e5286dbd0a54a110b39eb1e3e7015d82f316132e
sha256: 02ac3a4f1cfb2723c20f3c7678b62c340c7974b95f8d9320941641d5c6fd2fee
sha512: 02f47087f83cc3c9e1bcf648c7e66a4e5661fc85d87899f777ea1d36fcd2450f8f7e532706ba307b37f1ee142062dd774b471cc02d44bdf47861714aec84561a
ssdeep: 49152:omOG+vku8E5Yk1qCF8xO7EoSrTSw093r9GGQ/DsWR4Tn/fmDJ:8bvPr1TF8tSjaJ/DsWRWf0J
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1D3752303B3D76431F5616E36D5BA80087D237ABA25E494193EF8CB0E0E75AC64C767B2
sha3_384: c2c402dcafc140cc6b198846b959a4bc86815ae92b153022b809e6aeaab438e0bda7488c001fd54f0a7c6d416a85884e
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4a453565733c08945c48945
timestamp: 2016-01-15 08:22:50

Version Info:
Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.
CompanyName: http://diskcryptor.org/                                     
FileDescription: DiskCryptor Setup                                           
FileVersion:                     
LegalCopyright:                                                                                                     
ProductName: DiskCryptor                                                 
ProductVersion: 1.2.1                                             
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

DiskCryptor (PUA) also known as:

How to remove DiskCryptor (PUA)?

• 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.