Categories: Malware

What is “Win32/Kryptik.GWGW”?

The Win32/Kryptik.GWGW 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/Kryptik.GWGW virus can do?

  • Executable code extraction
  • Creates RWX memory
  • A process created a hidden window
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Arabic (Libya)
  • A scripting utility was executed
  • Attempts to stop active services
  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Kryptik.GWGW?


File Info:

crc32: FBA3ECC8md5: 90814306f51f1df42937eeee436127dcname: 90814306F51F1DF42937EEEE436127DC.mlwsha1: fb9e4731b2603ec1787b10501316418fdbea595asha256: f9640d0fda1a34bd3a334be7c672095a601a83d3fd1d5feb732d574c55e4ef66sha512: 9ef459e65f4f007b826bf30e5411393e249d58235fef6681d63db9be58cdcec9d74e85d01d5be931b622a1992dfd832f8fc47493b1f8a52f27fcf33273134470ssdeep: 6144:HfK1P063FJeAOBFKpQX9tGBNg/aJPb/JzvvL4tlJWdzcmniS5:Hc1JeTkQCBNjdlLmWomt5type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 system file, for MS Windows

Version Info:

InternalName: sdfgsdf.exeFileVersion: 1.0.58.4ProductVersion: 51.9.21.7

Win32/Kryptik.GWGW also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware1
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 005576fb1 )
Lionic Trojan.Win32.Agent.4!c
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb Trojan.Encoder.29490
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
CAT-QuickHeal Ransom.Stop.MP4
ALYac Trojan.GenericKDZ.58096
Cylance Unsafe
Zillya Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.1730659
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba Trojan:Win32/CryptInject.f17a5d72
K7GW Trojan ( 005576fb1 )
Cybereason malicious.6f51f1
Cyren W32/Kryptik.ADO.gen!Eldorado
Symantec Packed.Generic.525
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.GWGW
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKDZ.58096
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Encoder.fyyyba
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKDZ.58096
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Generic.Hroj
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKDZ.58096
Sophos Mal/Generic-R + Mal/GandCrab-G
Comodo Malware@#203jdkjrpta0e
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.34236.wy0@a0bHhgbG
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro Trojan.Win32.SODINOK.SM.hp
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Emotet.fh
FireEye Generic.mg.90814306f51f1df4
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKDZ.58096 (B)
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1106346
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.2C57D2D
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/CryptInject.BE!MTB
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GData Trojan.GenericKDZ.58096
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/MalPe31.Suspicious.X2022
McAfee Trojan-FRJH!90814306F51F
MAX malware (ai score=85)
VBA32 BScope.Trojan.Chapak
Malwarebytes Trojan.MalPack.GS
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall Trojan.Win32.SODINOK.SM.hp
Rising Trojan.Generic@ML.90 (RDMK:03RinCWgEyrrFTACtw4aHg)
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.CryptInject
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.74554552.susgen
Fortinet W32/Kryptik.GWIV!tr
AVG Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto generic.ml

How to remove Win32/Kryptik.GWGW?

  • 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.
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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