MSIL/GenKryptik.ELGZ removal guide

The MSIL/GenKryptik.ELGZ 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.ELGZ 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.ELGZ?


File Info:
crc32: 67138DD9
md5: ba71f36479200217bd7073441fa042ce
name: ds2.exe
sha1: ec6a36bfd173dcbfec0456b54c46c946f995fb2a
sha256: 0917e3cc3b42a1d83d937fbe87fc5d1db032e47814974cfedaa243740433e49c
sha512: 6020dc4631ad3915fa17aa27efbf18865c5afb03be37f7548048d7512fccf7dc8d39b0824bbef8273df05afb1ac5d94d3e9df85a1d74bd21199b559c7f961380
ssdeep: 1536:HE5PQArICGH2oL0aJ/vHLpk+FHkT51b8VjtQHVRFskh:LiIC028tJ/vNXebgtQHvDh
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright:  
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: CxPHsvUpvZSBfj.exe
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
FileDescription:  
OriginalFilename: CxPHsvUpvZSBfj.exe

MSIL/GenKryptik.ELGZ also known as:

FireEye	Generic.mg.ba71f36479200217
McAfee	Artemis!BA71F3647920
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Malware
Cybereason	malicious.fd173d
F-Prot	W32/A-770b6427!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
Invincea	heuristic
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.lc
SentinelOne	DFI – Malicious PE
Cyren	W32/A-770b6427!Eldorado
MAX	malware (ai score=83)
ZoneAlarm	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Microsoft	Trojan:MSIL/AntiWD.YA!MTB
Acronis	suspicious
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKDZ.67446
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/GenKryptik.ELGZ
Ikarus	Trojan.Crypt
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_96%
Fortinet	MSIL/Agen.4908!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34122.em0@ai4g0!e
Paloalto	generic.ml
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen

How to remove MSIL/GenKryptik.ELGZ?

MSIL/GenKryptik.ELGZ 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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