Should I remove “MSIL/Kryptik.ZLO”?

The MSIL/Kryptik.ZLO 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.ZLO 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.ZLO?


File Info:
crc32: 7E0F76BC
md5: 38f6f05d0bff28a29420efaec6aeab43
name: 38F6F05D0BFF28A29420EFAEC6AEAB43.mlw
sha1: d9e05a92b6edc27a491fced696eb77a7295510ab
sha256: 4b6f46c5f5f309d1e5de63307f5e7eed976a56e864f854e53afa6bb1dc671faf
sha512: f6a4c851d7e496bff2db898c9d5e3c3786f8f68960be963e1cd325ee3429124394e18ecfb4ab4de683ba66bd81618904f801cb591ca335b5755a41a3aaab0769
ssdeep: 12288:CxAeI5/DM5JjZGVz6Nat8+WTUUtkuUEjTqa2EKg3O+TDE9W:n39DM5hZGVz6Nat8+WTUUtkuUEjTqa2
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  2019
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: giris.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: giris
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: giris
OriginalFilename: giris.exe

MSIL/Kryptik.ZLO also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Inject4.6572
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKDZ.72743
FireEye	Generic.mg.38f6f05d0bff28a2
McAfee	GenericRXNM-CS!38F6F05D0BFF
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Malware
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKDZ.72743
Cybereason	malicious.2b6edc
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34780.Km0@ayeT2Zd
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Kryptik.CTZ.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Zbot.gen
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKDZ.72743
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKDZ.72743 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Spy.Zbot.xqfhh
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.hc
Sophos	ML/PE-A
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Inject
Avira	TR/Spy.Zbot.xqfhh
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D11C27
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Zbot.gen
GData	Trojan.GenericKDZ.72743
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Bulz.334028
MAX	malware (ai score=85)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Crypt.MSIL
Panda	Trj/CI.A
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Kryptik.ZLO
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R06CH0CAS21
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Fortinet	Malicious_Behavior.SB
AVG	Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
Paloalto	generic.ml
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_70% (D)

How to remove MSIL/Kryptik.ZLO?

MSIL/Kryptik.ZLO 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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