About “MSIL/GenKryptik.ETZA” infection

The MSIL/GenKryptik.ETZA 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.ETZA 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.ETZA?


File Info:
crc32: 0CD48D5A
md5: bd994fb4216a7ba7d6baf94d489e7fc1
name: ac.exe
sha1: 0b027ad81665c409109440bc281500ac8ab1e15d
sha256: e69d8cb762149ef5d9cbc14ba3b4c1a48395c5261f9c404608a37c1807f1e19e
sha512: fe127cb179ff97039fcfb59616bc3849d5f082049a554ae5a1d19c2d9bf89d6b998ae277b4338a04a45f94589c40e4050865e6d14a6c741a3e74c188e5d48b18
ssdeep: 3072:NIFj/zVQ6bUE1okBEtwbsSiPp1UUNHiV1OePc2Itf3F7ZMtchXtycnGLPR1:NIFjbVQ6bv1Mw4COePc2C/MeBQ
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright:  
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: ac.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
ProductName: VideoLAN
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription:  
OriginalFilename: ac.exe

MSIL/GenKryptik.ETZA also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.44064146
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Malware
Cybereason	malicious.81665c
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Quasar.gen
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Kryptik.ali2000016
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.44064146 (B)
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1138209
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader35.92
Invincea	Mal/Generic-S
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dc
FireEye	Generic.mg.bd994fb4216a7ba7
Ikarus	Win32.Outbreak
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1138209
MAX	malware (ai score=87)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Quasar.gen
GData	MSIL.Backdoor.ASyncRAT.7EZC67
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Kryptik.C4205194
McAfee	Artemis!BD994FB4216A
Malwarebytes	Trojan.MalPack.VL
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/GenKryptik.ETZA
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0DJD20
SentinelOne	DFI – Malicious PE
Fortinet	W32/Generic!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34566.om0@amiB3Vn
AVG	FileRepMalware
Paloalto	generic.ml
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (W)
Qihoo-360	Generic/Trojan.Spy.da2

How to remove MSIL/GenKryptik.ETZA?

MSIL/GenKryptik.ETZA 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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