Should I remove “MSIL/Kryptik.ZCT”?

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

CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Binary compilation timestomping detected

How to determine MSIL/Kryptik.ZCT?


File Info:
name: D6DE8989D814C426A670.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/6d0c8312bead6e8831d361ba8145193c7615e9f104708a9644a4b5fcd535ad9a
crc32: 0821DD0D
md5: d6de8989d814c426a67033aef5397c08
sha1: f6aa0609dd08aedd09bdba2a9118e52b71a4f51b
sha256: 6d0c8312bead6e8831d361ba8145193c7615e9f104708a9644a4b5fcd535ad9a
sha512: c82dccbc7c5887880b79c0d396811105f95d1fc9ac779dfa671dda210499369d8ce98c6612904cc09c69bfee7a24243ebccc9c32c3b5f4b89764c33fb01a3c7b
ssdeep: 24576:nIkxianUA5sAJkgOS4A/vL4JGXuTUIhjPTG:njfUAWWBDUkuTUIhjPa
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T17A25BE311FA6E934FC775B70C664B899AAAFFED26B33981D190035E50B3374D89E0429
sha3_384: 9b0907c28931d71b926f062d68af7f2bb5fd1f70c07caeacfeca91264fb10ed233f00b286e4be16f24ab741fb074413e
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2064-09-13 01:01:35

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
Comments: 
CompanyName: 
FileDescription: CarInventory
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: ThreadPool.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright ©  2019
LegalTrademarks: 
OriginalFilename: ThreadPool.exe
ProductName: CarInventory
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

MSIL/Kryptik.ZCT also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
Lionic	Trojan.MSIL.Bsymem.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Trojan.Olock.1
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.YakbeexMSIL.ZZ4
Skyhigh	AgentTesla-FCTY!D6DE8989D814
McAfee	AgentTesla-FCTY!D6DE8989D814
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Zillya	Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.2735376
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 700000121 )
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/AgentTesla.852e67f4
K7GW	Trojan ( 700000121 )
Cybereason	malicious.9dd08a
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36744.7m0@aOxk!Bp
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.MSIL_Heur.A
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
tehtris	Generic.Malware
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Kryptik.ZCT
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Bsymem.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Trojan.Olock.1
Avast	Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
Tencent	Msil.Trojan.Bsymem.Ekjl
Emsisoft	Trojan.Crypt (A)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen
VIPRE	Gen:Trojan.Olock.1
FireEye	Generic.mg.d6de8989d814c426
Sophos	Troj/Krypt-ABH
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
GData	Gen:Trojan.Olock.1
Jiangmin	Trojan.MSIL.toit
Varist	W32/MSIL_Kryptik.CKT.gen!Eldorado
Avira	TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.844
Xcitium	Malware@#2h1fq4i0nj6w7
Arcabit	Trojan.Olock.1
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Bsymem.gen
Microsoft	Trojan:MSIL/AgentTesla.BHT!MTB
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.MSILKrypt.R357703
VBA32	Malware-Cryptor.MSIL.AgentTesla.Heur
ALYac	Gen:Trojan.Olock.1
MAX	malware (ai score=83)
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Malware.Obfus/MSIL@AI.100 (RDM.MSIL2:+vXoo4mt93jbJmXetyXs1A)
Ikarus	Trojan.Inject
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.73722379.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/GenKryptik.EYUG!tr
AVG	Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove MSIL/Kryptik.ZCT?

MSIL/Kryptik.ZCT 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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