Should I remove “Win32/Kryptik.HAFU”?

The Win32/Kryptik.HAFU 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.

What Win32/Kryptik.HAFU virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (3 unique times)
• Creates RWX memory
• A process created a hidden window
• HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
• Performs some HTTP requests
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Portuguese (Brazilian)
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Sniffs keystrokes
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task by a long amount of time.
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• A system process is generating network traffic likely as a result of process injection
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Creates a copy of itself
• Creates a slightly modified copy of itself

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How to determine Win32/Kryptik.HAFU?

File Info:
crc32: 27C638FEmd5: fb0acd1ab7edc4f523c97055dd6796eename: updater.exesha1: a6b7b1199d5dede001fadbd1588c461b384e64d1sha256: 16fc805ee046ea1588d1841a252561039687e284f25af908154ebb67a76a8985sha512: 18f15d75b9bf0dc122fc74a9c0fbff20957397cde121d1a6f1fe49881eba23bebabf54abca2f6ee80c60454f04d7a78a8983eb4f9036b20c58a87005f34be152ssdeep: 12288:DjVhOsyW1LkIU1lDm0K6JBVmmnJNO7YLQBvIVMUxpZw+JI//fubk0:Djbl71QIitfXznJNO7lB9Uxrw+JUotype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
Translation: 0x0215 0x04e5

Win32/Kryptik.HAFU also known as:

How to remove Win32/Kryptik.HAFU?

• 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.