How to remove “Genie.52”?

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: FC4329BBE57168963037.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/57114ba79fed7e162b729b832b0f98add97e88dcfab61cc9b8471403f2612b60
crc32: C530B40C
md5: fc4329bbe57168963037234aa5e88e8c
sha1: 640922d6a1600b10766b74c02b61e918c61bad58
sha256: 57114ba79fed7e162b729b832b0f98add97e88dcfab61cc9b8471403f2612b60
sha512: ce12dda4e0a0d133b18cc7bee51ea80a784afc6ecf999138692e54b3db1d3ee3f2f8ea83a70a2f7b158e5358ee7d5e750cee36ea2e7d11c035a08b0e925505c8
ssdeep: 3072:jmVW8iTX/3RfldjjXq1+0cxxsWEL02fXcIp08Moe/G4jRC6Gv0:aM7jJlRexYTHYZMOd6r
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1A2F39D03B9A2E435E0D406B49E36FEE8BA3774F11FB8A157B6EC6F0D1A34190943D586
sha3_384: 54be3e0c6268d337233e1800c6e269611990f2b320a77f6e8a3a035666906cd9a7f41bd5b4aaad23e80a16a251c881f2
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
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!FC4329BBE571
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.ins
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 00500e151 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 00500e151 )
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZelphiF.36744.kGY@aelJKDcc
VirIT	Worm.Win32.PicSys.A
Symantec	W32.HLLW.Yoof
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Picsys.F
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]
Rising	Worm.Picsys!1.C132 (CLASSIC)
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Genie.52 (B)
F-Secure	Worm.WORM/Picsys.C.53
Baidu	Win32.Worm.Picsys.a
Zillya	Worm.Picsys.Win32.5
TrendMicro	WORM_SPYBOT.PA
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.fc4329bbe5716896
Sophos	W32/Picsys-C
Ikarus	Worm.Win32.Picsys
MAX	malware (ai score=85)
GData	Win32.Worm.Picsys.B
Jiangmin	Worm/Picsys.a
Webroot	W32.Rogue.Gen
Google	Detected
Avira	WORM/Picsys.C.53
Varist	W32/Trojan.FWG.gen!Eldorado
Antiy-AVL	Worm[P2P]/Win32.Picsys
Kingsoft	malware.kb.a.989
Xcitium	Backdoor.Win32.Poison.DJH@4kvwk0
Arcabit	Trojan.Genie.52
ViRobot	Worm.Win32.A.P2P-Picsys.71011
ZoneAlarm	P2P-Worm.Win32.Picsys.c
Microsoft	Worm:Win32/Picsys.C
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
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
Tencent	Worm.Win32.Picsys.a
Yandex	Worm.P2P.Picsys!Mfz5sPnkrDg
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Worm.W32.Picsys.C
Fortinet	W32/Picsys.D!worm
AVG	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
Cybereason	malicious.6a1600
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

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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