Should I remove “MSIL/Kryptik.AKUO”?

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

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous .NET characteristics
Binary compilation timestomping detected

How to determine MSIL/Kryptik.AKUO?


File Info:
name: 254E15FC1B751D862CAB.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/0a6368a7513e08a64da1f5f4e54bf31950b4887624d21f6c8c7e1869cb51a0e4
crc32: 5D1D84D3
md5: 254e15fc1b751d862cab26cae98b3bc0
sha1: 62bfee31e3b2c72f7704c773852cdfdb2d2be3dc
sha256: 0a6368a7513e08a64da1f5f4e54bf31950b4887624d21f6c8c7e1869cb51a0e4
sha512: fc4c5e7176ba792be71f0e6db55450d7dbe430202963b5caf3427095b8a9e3f27d8bc7b28b47d5584e1783561f7b02dd014e98085f81d346feccf215cc9dfd24
ssdeep: 1536:wD8VScwF7vOjG3a/S1ySyRHo1wNdYmGbMHaKsZe4qd8UdOfKBL43uAFku0CvmVow:e8sZFbOj2aa2Ho1wNdY3M54oZdOwubv4
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T18F835B26678CD52FCA4F06BDAC21A104237092B25143E78C5F9CC9AD315FBE99E05BE7
sha3_384: a3584ac246703a6666f11a0dcaa8eff23c69cf6444fec364eb616cf520e92366445a069bd6a65747e4c0a8df6375c335
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2045-03-03 00:05:30

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

MSIL/Kryptik.AKUO also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Stealer.12!c
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.mm
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Crypt.MSIL
Sangfor	Infostealer.Msil.Agent.Vh3a
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Kryptik.AKUO
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Stealer.gen
Avast	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
Rising	Stealer.Agent!8.C2 (CLOUD)
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.254e15fc1b751d86
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Google	Detected
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[PSW]/MSIL.Stealer
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/AgentTesla!ml
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Stealer.gen
GData	Win32.Trojan.Agent.62SF7I
Varist	W32/MSIL_Troj.DAU.gen!Eldorado
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Injection.C5582585
McAfee	Artemis!254E15FC1B75
Panda	Trj/Chgt.AD
Ikarus	Trojan-Spy.AgentTesla
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	PossibleThreat
AVG	Win32:TrojanX-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)

How to remove MSIL/Kryptik.AKUO?

MSIL/Kryptik.AKUO 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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