MSIL/Kryptik.ACMZ removal guide

The MSIL/Kryptik.ACMZ 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/Kryptik.ACMZ virus can do?

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

How to determine MSIL/Kryptik.ACMZ?


File Info:
crc32: 6494FAA8
md5: 1a867bad9a3ca438c6ab200a25f854c0
name: 1A867BAD9A3CA438C6AB200A25F854C0.mlw
sha1: 61e7298d178ed1478621838563758db9d04db32f
sha256: 852db9a27bdd0ec63f248b85cb371f95c8ad8018e01c93f2257b6738e7d8083f
sha512: fd4041214fabe386845df375d54c19d6a1b3cb7cfa2705a726bf15a34d918a447ef2ea87821dee3f7b6307a4e7838adadb64a3434de6b1a0d6f0adf8e92b9dad
ssdeep: 6144:w0fPkhzJhr/0ho4bx4O+XDMyc9hPJSMU2+KVVv6ZMm4pfpRcAtY+yUDI63MzAYL:lkVJ54tATc95jT+KVZ6M5pRcAC+5DI6
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: xa9 Apple Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Assembly Version: 12.10.11.2
InternalName: INstal.exe
FileVersion: 12.10.11.2
CompanyName: Apple Inc.
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: iTunes Installer
ProductName: iTunes
ProductVersion: 12.10.11.2
FileDescription: iTunes Installer
OriginalFilename: INstal.exe

MSIL/Kryptik.ACMZ also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Cybereason	malicious.d178ed
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Kryptik.ACMZ
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
Sophos	ML/PE-A
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34088.xm0@a4q1@3n
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.fc
FireEye	Generic.mg.1a867bad9a3ca438
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_96%
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Woreflint.A!cl
McAfee	AgentTesla-FDAW!1A867BAD9A3C
Malwarebytes	MachineLearning/Anomalous.96%
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R06CH06HJ21
Ikarus	Trojan.Inject
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
AVG	Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM03.0.5FDF.Malware.Gen

How to remove MSIL/Kryptik.ACMZ?

MSIL/Kryptik.ACMZ 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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