Should I remove “Trojan.Cridex.Gen.1”?

The Trojan.Cridex.Gen.1 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 Trojan.Cridex.Gen.1 virus can do?

Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Japanese
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Trojan.Cridex.Gen.1?


File Info:
crc32: 45251D63
md5: 0512de0b347c8b4ac5c7916eec1073c2
name: 0512DE0B347C8B4AC5C7916EEC1073C2.mlw
sha1: 7832924e78b106e90b4f359eb0138f1ff2f16422
sha256: d83c61814be5bf6fded7e89f4a0f76fad6ea48726c698b6acf4e352b044fd189
sha512: 88e663021379cf1250e1784e6d290990d56e22d48f4a9209ea3e57afa5b98517ff5bd4ce83680507280a28fa0f8824bc0b95e177427e72257552b3f610f4cacb
ssdeep: 6144:REq64tWRYCjtKoNhxNKaHP2imJP9USNXYXu+MIoEPsK:RQtj/kaHt89jYXulEPsK
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Brother Industries, Ltd.
InternalName: Setup
FileVersion: 5, 0, 13, 0
CompanyName: Brother Industories, Ltd.
ProductName: Setup.exe
ProductVersion: 5, 0, 13, 0
FileDescription: Launch integrated installer
OriginalFilename: Setup.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Trojan.Cridex.Gen.1 also known as:

Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Trojan.Cridex.Gen.1
Cylance	Unsafe
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Generic.00960622
K7GW	Hacktool ( 700007861 )
Cybereason	malicious.b347c8
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Generik.DIOIQVE
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
ClamAV	Win.Virus.Expiro-7192043-0
BitDefender	Trojan.Cridex.Gen.1
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Cridex.Gen.1
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Cridex.Che
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Cridex.Gen.1
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Emotet.dc
FireEye	Generic.mg.0512de0b347c8b4a
Emsisoft	Trojan.Cridex.Gen.1 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
GData	Trojan.Cridex.Gen.1
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Artemis!0512DE0B347C
MAX	malware (ai score=98)
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0CIQ21
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.90 (RDML:JXG4+GaKP5Iu9dqjCcawmg)
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!rWhNL5Z59FQ
Ikarus	Trojan.SuspectCRC
Fortinet	W32/Generik.DIOIQVE!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen

How to remove Trojan.Cridex.Gen.1?

Trojan.Cridex.Gen.1 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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