About “Win32/Kryptik.HEJQ” infection

The Win32/Kryptik.HEJQ 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.

GridinSoft Anti-Malware

Gridinsoft Anti-Malware

Removing PC viruses manually may take hours and may damage your PC in the process. We recommend using GridinSoft Anti-Malware for virus removal. Allows to complete scan and cure your PC during the trial period.

6-day free trial available.

What Win32/Kryptik.HEJQ virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Kryptik.HEJQ?


File Info:
crc32: 9E3B812F
md5: c17eb2bd098d1ac4b89644e4a7d95599
name: C17EB2BD098D1AC4B89644E4A7D95599.mlw
sha1: 2d45e2da1554f1cb94eb3cf91a7a4f5728e7357d
sha256: 81446de5d035984fdb7499a4908ed4b0af4d1875289f49783b353c621b820ca0
sha512: 441b0e66461a3e059f294a2a5909aaf0aa5549d64302d1ae1acdbffb1f0a830a37472e621e09a9fcfe3723233078abaacda3240406468d3a884cd0ffda84a8dd
ssdeep: 1536:hS4i1Wv/dIFp+48A//Seg55CqnPV9BsVgBDgjf9Hxs+yyEo2J+trFx2v+:s8OA9/PV3sIDW9Hxi9otlFx2G
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2001
InternalName: CfgDemo
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
ProductName: CfgDemo Application
ProductVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
FileDescription: CfgDemo MFC Application
OriginalFilename: CfgDemo.EXE
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Win32/Kryptik.HEJQ also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectVM.malware1
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader33.35922
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Trojan.Heur.FU.iq0@aiFa@0kO
FireEye	Generic.mg.c17eb2bd098d1ac4
McAfee	GenericRXLE-PZ!C17EB2BD098D
Cylance	Unsafe
BitDefender	Gen:Trojan.Heur.FU.iq0@aiFa@0kO
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.F21AA3911F
Cyren	W32/Emotet.AKH.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Avast	Win32:BankerX-gen [Trj]
ClamAV	Win.Dropper.Emotet-8295224-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.vho
Rising	Trojan.Kryptik!1.C881 (CLASSIC)
Ad-Aware	Gen:Trojan.Heur.FU.iq0@aiFa@0kO
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1134380
Invincea	Mal/Generic-S
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Emotet.ch
Emsisoft	Trojan.Emotet (A)
Ikarus	Win32.Outbreak
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1134380
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Emotet.RBA!MTB
Arcabit	Trojan.Heur.FU.E5A81C
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.Emotet.vho
GData	Gen:Trojan.Heur.FU.iq0@aiFa@0kO
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.Generic.C4141254
VBA32	BScope.TrojanBanker.Emotet
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Emotet
APEX	Malicious
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HEJQ
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Fortinet	W32/Generic.AP.423120
AVG	Win32:BankerX-gen [Trj]
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM20.1.4CD7.Malware.Gen

How to remove Win32/Kryptik.HEJQ?

Win32/Kryptik.HEJQ 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.

About the author

Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

Leave a Comment X