About “Win32/Kryptik.HLGU” infection

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

• Executable code extraction
• Injection (inter-process)
• Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (3 unique times)
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• A process created a hidden window
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Performs some HTTP requests
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
• Network activity contains more than one unique useragent.
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Writes a potential ransom message to disk
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Creates a copy of itself
• The sample wrote data to the system hosts file.
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

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How to determine Win32/Kryptik.HLGU?

File Info:
crc32: 43287E95md5: 5cd48d56c69f4fa2f560f2df7f8eb110name: 5CD48D56C69F4FA2F560F2DF7F8EB110.mlwsha1: 029f619decae29fbb138ce6480ff40a2fe1b8614sha256: bf54a62cb9f9b1f1649ca279f20b14e78f7d311772f74511957b25c8597d857bsha512: 7e0eb71bd9c83319c15c6b888f580d2457572e57c0eebe0de6b050516193d2b61e86c8286a2491876ec1dd9f1bacfbc3fd469b2113f63fd456685356434fae66ssdeep: 12288:04XqrIWvnlYnBYbxalCSAzryvuZDop7YT6DeCFOBqcwBCsk2TdijixnBEf+KylM:ASBxvU27jwqbBNZhij+OmJMB+Bvock/type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
FileVersus: 10.0.9.5ProductVersus: 10.0.6.5Translations: 0x0365 0x0242

Win32/Kryptik.HLGU also known as:

How to remove Win32/Kryptik.HLGU?

• 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.