Categories: Malware

About “Genie.398” infection

The Genie.398 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 Genie.398 virus can do?

  • Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
  • The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
  • Authenticode signature is invalid
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Genie.398?


File Info:

name: AE6E8C6651D195C57726.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/af0b36564ce227759ad02ea7c26aabd2008017a2c6bea92f7c0caa4898f47d9dcrc32: DD178D52md5: ae6e8c6651d195c57726fb44e3d2063asha1: 6c6ebc7d973b17c0243b8c827d8e90c4ff29ee82sha256: af0b36564ce227759ad02ea7c26aabd2008017a2c6bea92f7c0caa4898f47d9dsha512: ff7c7ed661f68ba08237eb2f829b443ca5fdef3089344f7999b8723b517af47f0961bd70c44ca1ab915144e0f31a88dc3186ea705745f615d4d05880685387fcssdeep: 49152:qIwSihjOb6GLb4SKEs3DyOMC2DlUt0+yO3A32ASNTvVj8CwTKPv:bwSi0b67zeCzt0+yO3kSr8Cw2type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T166F56B23F788AD3ED26B0B364A3385A1983B77627D138D5767F8090C5E354942F3EA46sha3_384: e18eeb14a7f571bc20b4059bdd0efb5ac3983678509892b9a816c0d2b9bfe069c8aa1b1c810f6924093a762b819611feep_bytes: 558bec83c4f0535657b854836b00e845timestamp: 2020-11-15 09:48:32

Version Info:

FileDescription: Setup/UninstallFileVersion: 51.1052.0.0Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.CompanyName: The Git Development Community LegalCopyright: OriginalFileName: ProductName: Git ProductVersion: 2.35.1.2 Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Genie.398 also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Genie.398
Skyhigh Artemis
McAfee Artemis!AE6E8C6651D1
Arcabit Trojan.Genie.398
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Genie.398
Avast Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
Rising Trojan.Generic@AI.100 (RDML:75u1rnlFl3mexf5H7ORd4Q)
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Genie.398 (B)
VIPRE Gen:Variant.Genie.398
GData Gen:Variant.Genie.398
ALYac Gen:Variant.Genie.398
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R002H09AD24
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet W32/PossibleThreat
AVG Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]

How to remove Genie.398?

  • 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.
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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