About “Generik.FDADCTZ” infection

The Generik.FDADCTZ 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.FDADCTZ virus can do?

Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Generik.FDADCTZ?


File Info:
crc32: 78B367D4
md5: a497533425ccbf689daa89b11b72a025
name: A497533425CCBF689DAA89B11B72A025.mlw
sha1: 1a9658e1c60fde28c30c3bccdb71e470d937d65e
sha256: 3f3b52d3834d5f46505eb147ce5a76a83a3270019b74c4e82d9c4ea6a42b6c8f
sha512: 00f015e1ab03173c2929c42a26c81a0c223f730d52717a000b62db6d65452cecd3722ce74feffe1c5c7ea69ad74b1af8fc4c53df16302a4d1f737a83649cdd55
ssdeep: 3072:RF58/EoHhQmWW70n69OdXHcoaOwMI62tw9lsu5sxYINgADRuU8e4Ytk3M:9kHHhVWW799q3rauI62q9ljsJPDRZ5jl
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: xa9 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
InternalName: SetLang
FileVersion: 12.0.6606.1000
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
LegalTrademarks1: Microsoftxae is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
LegalTrademarks2: Windowsxae is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
ProductName: 2007 Microsoft Office system
ProductVersion: 12.0.6606.1000
FileDescription: 2007 Microsoft Office component
OriginalFilename: SetLang.Exe
Translation: 0x0000 0x04e4

Generik.FDADCTZ also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005224381 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Inject.origin
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.1
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Cerber.cd8e34eb
K7GW	Trojan ( 005224381 )
Cybereason	malicious.425ccb
Baidu	Win32.Trojan.Kryptik.avk
Symantec	Packed.Generic.459
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Generik.FDADCTZ
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Filecoder-BG [Trj]
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.1
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Inject.evgrqc
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.1
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Lmkl
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.1
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Mal/Cerber-K
Comodo	MalCrypt.Indus!@1qrzi1
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.58F9C85B1F
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra
TrendMicro	Ransom_HPCERBER.SM31
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Emotet.dc
FireEye	Generic.mg.a497533425ccbf68
Emsisoft	Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.1 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1129194
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.22C30A3
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Tiggre!rfn
GData	Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.1
AhnLab-V3	Win-Trojan/Cerber.Gen
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Ransomware-GCQ!A497533425CC
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
VBA32	BScope.Worm.Win32.Palevo.5
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Ransom_HPCERBER.SM31
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.88 (RDML:iVmcdtGHnhgvnA7mFfVu5g)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!KRMhfTS0IAw
Ikarus	Trojan.Ransom.Crypto
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Injector.EETM!tr
AVG	Win32:Filecoder-BG [Trj]
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Ransom.Cerber.HxQBEpsA

How to remove Generik.FDADCTZ?

Generik.FDADCTZ 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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