How to remove “Win32/Kryptik.HKWR”?

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

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Kryptik.HKWR?


File Info:
crc32: 7E1AE10A
md5: 59ef69797a3d84d0ba14c386d1d52749
name: 59EF69797A3D84D0BA14C386D1D52749.mlw
sha1: 4de5cfaef3363f22c853cbce94610e072e7c6418
sha256: 3e7f258730c2b7f16146b20567616111fc6f61852f6e80d7c1da97ce6efd917b
sha512: 8363e7bae3dcd070bbf888427c5e270452a28831be27a0fdc997369d0227ed76c763cd6a18e5e09118bb75bed177d2252a70123d9ad946f4ed5daf25b3db9097
ssdeep: 24576:/lHW04ApexTKRHvpmO2FUSatbj+LEDtVV:DepKLpAatn+Lm
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Kryptik.HKWR also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Graftor.948224
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Graftor.948224
Cybereason	malicious.ef3363
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HKWR
APEX	Malicious
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Graftor.948224
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Graftor.948224
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Mal/GandCrypt-A
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.PWSZbot.bc
FireEye	Generic.mg.59ef69797a3d84d0
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Graftor.948224 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Glupteba.QA!MTB
GData	Gen:Variant.Graftor.948224
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#84% (RDMK:cmRtazqxj0LyMN/Z+iuMET2VZY16)

How to remove Win32/Kryptik.HKWR?

Win32/Kryptik.HKWR 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.

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