How to remove “Generik.KERSSAX”?

The Generik.KERSSAX 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.KERSSAX virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Attempts to modify proxy settings

How to determine Generik.KERSSAX?


File Info:
name: 2955054E2F9C64786049.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/cd4b90da2dc49dece1b1a4696cfc23bf6fefb37170de9f9b00a3fa11e985bbbc
crc32: BE30344F
md5: 2955054e2f9c64786049d3a029d4c779
sha1: 026131b4ee2d68aff6b734fc3e2dcc60ded49efd
sha256: cd4b90da2dc49dece1b1a4696cfc23bf6fefb37170de9f9b00a3fa11e985bbbc
sha512: 6dd8ad30b5b14ac1ac541dd9ec2277f32ae4a6a5b3e7c6442e70432694f36afba7bf7b6d738f68be87c6fa8d8401c21c136ee191cb56cbca0f44f660f17649be
ssdeep: 3072:B9rwPGmSilMur3j9DM0CSr+Rk0CEQBIUrkmBhy6NJ8Z4PXj4Cp:z5mS1MY042JJ4Cp
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T188E39E01F2C2C0B1E9F3157915B1E260DF3DF93486ED5DAF6BD40FAA0F211A0D62996A
sha3_384: b594a310d69fb0e2fca16d548e98bc1d47e98c87f070dbce22e1e333d3f8d97202fe748549d1e5bf0142327f6c3487d8
ep_bytes: e8a3020000e97afeffff558bec8b4508
timestamp: 2023-08-25 17:46:41

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Generik.KERSSAX also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Stealerc.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.68947607
FireEye	Generic.mg.2955054e2f9c6478
McAfee	Artemis!2955054E2F9C
Cylance	unsafe
Sangfor	Infostealer.Win32.Agent.V7v8
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005aa5331 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 005aa5331 )
Cybereason	malicious.4ee2d6
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.36350.iuX@aGQIIWki
Cyren	W32/ABRisk.STEC-4969
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Generik.KERSSAX
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealerc.gen
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.68947607
Avast	Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.68947607 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Redcap.btvag
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.Stealer.37347
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Infected.ch
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.68947607
Jiangmin	Trojan.PSW.Stealerc.bw
Avira	TR/Redcap.btvag
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealerc.gen
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.A!ml
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.TrojanX-gen.R600981
VBA32	BScope.TrojanPSW.Stealerc
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.1534467915
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.93 (RDML:NYVVP11U0qS3TLeDrqJvKA)
Ikarus	Win32.Outbreak
Fortinet	W32/Kryptik.0A1A!tr
AVG	Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove Generik.KERSSAX?

Generik.KERSSAX 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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