Categories: Malware

About “Win32/Kryptik.HNIQ” infection

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

  • Executable code extraction
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Divehi
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • Checks the CPU name from registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
  • Collects information to fingerprint the system
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Kryptik.HNIQ?


File Info:

crc32: 48866B06md5: 254efa574a53f392f3c7bee3ed17a30aname: 254EFA574A53F392F3C7BEE3ED17A30A.mlwsha1: 094bf33cbe783dccc7110562346161386ccc8e4bsha256: f49dc684dc981e86c0148622ff41b573005f415d88b11b0dba8808edf4812a02sha512: d12a507aac646de555c98aa05520520871edd02812f2e59bec15113188bbf0a8d38edfbf05b2f6881274f1a09bc9b362fb19762facefb1b26e6fad05a12c192cssdeep: 98304:NJFoI9wfgdAurmNsb/GPJhgJgxBrc2PZyIZpu:NMJEFrmNsbcvt71type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

Translations: 0x0022 0x023c

Win32/Kryptik.HNIQ also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware2
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac Trojan.GenericKDZ.80234
Cylance Unsafe
Sangfor Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)
K7GW Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason malicious.cbe783
Cyren W32/Kryptik.FQI.gen!Eldorado
Symantec Packed.Generic.620
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HNIQ
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:CrypterX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Strab.gen
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKDZ.80234
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKDZ.80234
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKDZ.80234
Sophos Troj/Krypt-DY
McAfee-GW-Edition Packed-GDT!254EFA574A53
FireEye Generic.mg.254efa574a53f392
Emsisoft Trojan.Crypt (A)
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin Trojan.Strab.hp
Avira TR/Drop.Scrop.jhzzn
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.34D183E
Microsoft Ransom:Win32/StopCrypt.MTK!MTB
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D1396A
GData Win32.Trojan.BSE.WS9D4D
AhnLab-V3 CoinMiner/Win.Glupteba.R450747
Acronis suspicious
McAfee Packed-GDT!254EFA574A53
MAX malware (ai score=80)
VBA32 BScope.Trojan.Wacatac
Malwarebytes Trojan.MalPack.GS
Panda Trj/Agent.ALS
Rising Malware.Heuristic!ET#91% (RDMK:cmRtazp1mr4DxhRtyXXvT3c5hw7G)
Yandex Trojan.Strab!ZRML8goD3Pk
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet W32/GenKryptik.FNRJ!tr
AVG Win32:CrypterX-gen [Trj]

How to remove Win32/Kryptik.HNIQ?

  • 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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