What is “Generik.EPFNWEI”?

The Generik.EPFNWEI 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 Generik.EPFNWEI virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Generik.EPFNWEI?


File Info:
crc32: 7108CAC8
md5: ee10aa40ce9a309ed5311465c3c8ccae
name: EE10AA40CE9A309ED5311465C3C8CCAE.mlw
sha1: 42f88403038ed536fa7338b8613ad5e790e4295d
sha256: f7c1ecf2c6e90d8a9a0ac0972b0ab02ca809a85da65d51b46f56a4c81cc4996e
sha512: 4904e4125a8e07b94314d899418d0a0b809108f6597796a0693ab8770c78113507e1c94449141254c94471f91bc481ab6b903437fbc0d32ba8ee6f6abf316867
ssdeep: 12288:XbWmOYtLmS5fm1/mDDc9F3nC0Py3gAh46gsCipjave3cJ/5u0towdiYcbhSBmE/:XhyANgRi8Y05hFbz8XR3O
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Assembly Version: 8.0.4.1
InternalName: DefaultFilt.exe
FileVersion: 8.0.4.1
CompanyName: Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: Rockstar Games
ProductVersion: 8.0.4.1
FileDescription: Rockstar Games
OriginalFilename: DefaultFilt.exe

Generik.EPFNWEI also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Cylance	Unsafe
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Kryptik.DVA.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Scr.Malcode!gdn34
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Generik.EPFNWEI
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky	UDS:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Noon.gen
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Fareit.dc
FireEye	Generic.mg.ee10aa40ce9a309e
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Microsoft	TrojanSpy:Win32/Swotter.A!bit
McAfee	AgentTesla-FCTJ!EE10AA40CE9A
VBA32	Malware-Cryptor.MSIL.AgentTesla.Heur
Malwarebytes	MachineLearning/Anomalous.95%
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.F0D1C00HI21
Ikarus	Trojan.Inject
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	Malicious_Behavior.SB
AVG	Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Generic.HwMAW3sA

How to remove Generik.EPFNWEI?

Generik.EPFNWEI 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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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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