Genie.52 (file analysis)

The Genie.52 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.52 virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Genie.52?


File Info:
name: 7C6C26796B211352FC81.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/72f0733a9e42393a47a842d6d84dd4ee1c52ad9e69166ee903002b8c9b951426
crc32: 3711C14A
md5: 7c6c26796b211352fc81a884ed3519e4
sha1: 8454acdc8e8ae21338c22e0dd870ca914fe28805
sha256: 72f0733a9e42393a47a842d6d84dd4ee1c52ad9e69166ee903002b8c9b951426
sha512: ce8c7773b806c1865e326ca76f58a070369711f80ec2f4a9c5d53346cb46e0ca0b1ecc931070fc794d46225a2dff791c10ce1df557be515d01b902001a914b35
ssdeep: 3072:jmVW8iTX/3RfldjjXq1+0cxxsWEL02fXcIp08Moe7Whx+lEYZ:aM7jJlRexYTHYZMGUiYZ
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1D5F38D03B9A2E035E0D406B49E36FAE8BA3B74F11F786047B6EC6F0D1A74590D93D646
sha3_384: c48b388f671086f09fbb2261d0475f48182399802c551cbee3285a0b3ebdf6185316c473d2850b515fa0b68b588ce062
ep_bytes: 558bec83c4e433c08945e88945ecb8d8
timestamp: 1992-06-19 22:22:17

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Genie.52 also known as:

Bkav	W32.FamVT.PicsysK.Worm
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Win32.HLLW.Morpheus.3
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Genie.52
CAT-QuickHeal	Worm.Picsys.CC1
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Backdoor.ch
McAfee	W32/Picsys.worm!7C6C26796B21
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Zillya	Worm.Picsys.Win32.5
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.ins
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 00500e151 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 00500e151 )
Cybereason	malicious.c8e8ae
Arcabit	Trojan.Genie.52
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZelphiF.36680.jGY@aelJKDcc
VirIT	Worm.Win32.PicSys.A
Symantec	W32.HLLW.Yoof
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Picsys.F
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Worm.Picsys-1
Kaspersky	P2P-Worm.Win32.Picsys.c
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Genie.52
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Sock4Proxy.jpdexe
SUPERAntiSpyware	Worm.Agent/Variant
Avast	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
Tencent	Worm.Win32.Picsys.a
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Genie.52 (B)
F-Secure	Worm.WORM/Picsys.C.53
Baidu	Win32.Worm.Picsys.a
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Genie.52
TrendMicro	WORM_SPYBOT.PA
FireEye	Generic.mg.7c6c26796b211352
Sophos	W32/Picsys-C
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Worm/Picsys.a
Webroot	W32.Rogue.Gen
Varist	W32/Trojan.FWG.gen!Eldorado
Avira	WORM/Picsys.C.53
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
Antiy-AVL	Worm[P2P]/Win32.Picsys
Kingsoft	malware.kb.a.992
Xcitium	Backdoor.Win32.Poison.DJH@4kvwk0
Microsoft	Worm:Win32/Picsys.C
ViRobot	Worm.Win32.A.P2P-Picsys.71011
ZoneAlarm	P2P-Worm.Win32.Picsys.c
GData	Win32.Worm.Picsys.B
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Worm/Win.Picsys.C5452528
VBA32	BScope.Backdoor.Sixer
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Genie.52
TACHYON	Worm/W32.Picsys
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	W32/Picsys.A.worm
Zoner	Trojan.Win32.22068
TrendMicro-HouseCall	WORM_SPYBOT.PA
Rising	Worm.Picsys!1.C132 (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Worm.P2P.Picsys!Mfz5sPnkrDg
Ikarus	Worm.Win32.Picsys
MaxSecure	Worm.W32.Picsys.C
Fortinet	W32/Picsys.D!worm
AVG	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)

How to remove Genie.52?

Genie.52 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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