Should I remove “MSIL/GenKryptik.ELAS”?

The MSIL/GenKryptik.ELAS 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 MSIL/GenKryptik.ELAS virus can do?

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

How to determine MSIL/GenKryptik.ELAS?


File Info:
crc32: A946C443
md5: 2b00b014419ae794882fe3d3e3878d2f
name: ds1.exe
sha1: 95933bf9821014aee4d986ea0955af65bc6d871c
sha256: 1057c1db825d939210ee6647420a4acc8ee255535bb8aea08a38a8b053137a49
sha512: 250a193f970f716cd9171084347a9b4fd2f11f38fd3aad0ebb426abfb68468f227a16b3d6412a5162611dc81788aeb11077cd4c61184717e36f9956c917b5532
ssdeep: 1536:Z6gaOz8Ze0G1wy8UEZroL0rFaPR1uGXENABLlskAgPTXE0YzYHc7vl6:0OwZe0G+dZr8cFaWsEMJ9A4DqRjl6
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  2015
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: HeESn.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: Maze
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: Maze
OriginalFilename: HeESn.exe

MSIL/GenKryptik.ELAS also known as:

McAfee	Artemis!2B00B014419A
Cylance	Unsafe
Symantec	Packed.Generic.570
APEX	Malicious
Paloalto	generic.ml
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.cc
FireEye	Generic.mg.2b00b014419ae794
ZoneAlarm	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/GenKryptik.ELAS
SentinelOne	DFI – Malicious PE
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34122.hm0@ay2Aj8j
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen

How to remove MSIL/GenKryptik.ELAS?

MSIL/GenKryptik.ELAS 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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