Should I remove “Generik.JAHGHMZ”?

The Generik.JAHGHMZ 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.JAHGHMZ virus can do?

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

How to determine Generik.JAHGHMZ?


File Info:
crc32: BDF42299
md5: 6f07a147f988582364ac67ea1bf95df0
name: 6F07A147F988582364AC67EA1BF95DF0.mlw
sha1: 257d2bc5ef4c52b617b8b4352bbd2b7636894c68
sha256: 5dacb02245f0047b1eb683b9414549dc8fa619316457ca723a49db81c2476fbd
sha512: 2332e641cc334e3290ae52ce2bcafb254bcd35ae3e2b24a641ac9d505fdb7473a23f518a3d3e8d6b0d1d64aa11c228a092529e5b411ce815719f573644e05bce
ssdeep: 12288:2YycmvT8SLFjXXgixdlFcY8kBd5N6CAbYX3tlTkZjax5nDUFYb4:AprXZZcY8KmCAUX3vkZjYb4
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 Hewlett-Packard Company 2019
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: EmptySafeHandle.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: Hewlett-Packard Company
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: Zork
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: Zork
OriginalFilename: EmptySafeHandle.exe

Generik.JAHGHMZ also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.MSIL.Taskun.gen
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (W)
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/starter.ali1000139
Cybereason	malicious.5ef4c5
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Kryptik.EBN.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Generik.JAHGHMZ
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Crypt.gen
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1142725
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Fareit.dc
FireEye	Generic.mg.6f07a147f9885823
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1142725
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_97%
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
AegisLab	Trojan.MSIL.Taskun.4!c
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Crypt.gen
GData	Win32.Trojan-Stealer.SnakeKeyLogger.H8P6FX
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win.Generic.C4512330
McAfee	PWS-FCUF!6F07A147F988
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.674070422
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.F0D1C00F321
Yandex	Trojan.AvsArher.bTJEKx
Ikarus	Win32.SuspectCrc
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Kryptik.ABFE!tr
AVG	Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Generik.JAHGHMZ?

Generik.JAHGHMZ 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.

About the author

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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