Should I remove “Win32/GenKryptik.FKHS”?

The Win32/GenKryptik.FKHS 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 Win32/GenKryptik.FKHS virus can do?

A process created a hidden window
Drops a binary and executes it
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/GenKryptik.FKHS?


File Info:
crc32: 78D85F19
md5: 2d42f56f58a4c19df022913160949c76
name: 2D42F56F58A4C19DF022913160949C76.mlw
sha1: 783d582d8df4758e354364ff6f2c338b47ab8b18
sha256: cb1bfed9b946adbcb897876432268c9bc453b4b489a6df99f5812d5f71b95ea7
sha512: 83bb9f08eb313b1e757b81e7c6c53e5873d2d92d62c1c0170143fae82917daa0ff9780663ac940cadad44c5f01d8c144330ed18876b3bf1682d9aa5bf677fe2e
ssdeep: 98304:SFLzm8VI6LrLrF9XafiFlHP15bB3PoNLmiVN4:yzdPZPzbRPo5miV
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: StubRunPE
FileVersion: 0,0,0,0
CompanyName: StubRunPE
ProductName: StubStubRunPE
ProductVersion: 0,0,0,0
FileDescription: StubRunPE
FileTitle: StubRunPE
LegalTrademark: StubRunPE
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Win32/GenKryptik.FKHS also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.2
Cylance	Unsafe
Cybereason	malicious.f58a4c
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/GenKryptik.FKHS
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Trojan-gen
Kaspersky	Backdoor.MSIL.LightStone.edk
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.2
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.2
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.2
Sophos	ML/PE-A
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.25D3FC421F
FireEye	Generic.mg.2d42f56f58a4c19d
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.2 (B)
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1137087
Microsoft	Trojan:MSIL/CoinMinerInj!MTB
GData	Gen:Variant.FakeAlert.2
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Generic.R441007
MAX	malware (ai score=87)
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Nitol
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Dropper
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.87 (RDML:/Tww+eivPTzuUb1eBxs1wQ)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Tiny.NFR!tr
AVG	Win32:Trojan-gen

How to remove Win32/GenKryptik.FKHS?

Win32/GenKryptik.FKHS 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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