What is “MSIL/Kryptik.YWD”?

The MSIL/Kryptik.YWD 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.YWD 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.YWD?


File Info:
crc32: D8368092
md5: 9c24236805923bf199c77f2a9a7dc114
name: 9C24236805923BF199C77F2A9A7DC114.mlw
sha1: 254a692e0f84e624952ffb78b59ead297f6cf4ae
sha256: a51bd84d3facb55aaa7d351f79a6383f50b362c48a7abf373675aedd13aa9770
sha512: cd2128bb60e6bceb027748f7ae44c73f141d1aa6922604af81e1a25e05c6e1ed20ee94a3aa093d17c9442722765741580aa1511626fc56478390a93b438d3051
ssdeep: 12288:WTOYcJkcEm2qPVGNbTuMuKBD7hpvAfEjxnm4xAYBAlP4gyLHxQcrW5:WOGcJST0sDdMEjxnnCYQP4gyLHucry
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 Nikita Timofeev 2012
Assembly Version: 1.1.0.0
InternalName: SecurityCriticalScope.exe
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: x41fx440x43ex433x440x430x43cx43cx430 x434x43bx44f x438x437x43ex431x440x430x436x435x43dx438x44f x433x440x430x444x438x43ax43ex432 x444x443x43dx43ax446x438x439 x43dx430 x43ex441x43dx43ex432x435 x432x432x435x434x451x43dx43dx43ex433x43e x432x44bx440x430x436x435x43dx438x44f
ProductName: Graph Painter
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
FileDescription: Graph Painter
OriginalFilename: SecurityCriticalScope.exe

MSIL/Kryptik.YWD also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
McAfee	Artemis!9C2423680592
Cybereason	malicious.e0f84e
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Sophos	ML/PE-A
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
FireEye	Generic.mg.9c24236805923bf1
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/AgentTesla!ml
ZoneAlarm	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Kryptik.YWD
Fortinet	MSIL/GenKryptik.EXQK!tr
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (D)
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM03.0.A2D5.Malware.Gen

How to remove MSIL/Kryptik.YWD?

MSIL/Kryptik.YWD 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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