Win32/Kryptik.HQNO removal guide

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

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Executed a command line with /C or /R argument to terminate command shell on completion which can be used to hide execution
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Korean
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• CAPE detected the Tofsee malware family
• Deletes executed files from disk
• Created a service that was not started
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

How to determine Win32/Kryptik.HQNO?

File Info:
name: 166F551F4901B4E7D0A7.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/3951447b2e6f349860c776e838582cdd5243537e31698e0391df56e38c554ae1crc32: DC3433C9md5: 166f551f4901b4e7d0a795b86afc287bsha1: bf1144a6d3d9effcdaf8baab36fec08fafb9eb43sha256: 3951447b2e6f349860c776e838582cdd5243537e31698e0391df56e38c554ae1sha512: 581c57e4541108b0578a2d9e66f8f247a6865d44372cc44a3449233fcbe2f9590e0a14994a455088d9e53ee5e1606cde69dbdddc6b0df213206ff795ef690ba3ssdeep: 6144:ijSI8jDmSmWAWRSIeoE8htN44ViBHyVqbfmy1kfmy1kfmy1kfmy1kfmy1kfmy1ko:+S1mSmWAG9A4tNNVWytype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1EDE628C037B4E44EE17259B6B922CAE65661FC96E911078B3247BF0FBC362415ECE913sha3_384: d1d1adf1b9bad293aa518a77ec8dc44fef211663d210f089d69175926c272182d5f60c7cc39ced8978298fe2b3ea64caep_bytes: 8bff558bece806750000e8110000005dtimestamp: 2021-10-25 00:31:37
Version Info:
Translations: 0x0283 0x0366

Win32/Kryptik.HQNO also known as:

How to remove Win32/Kryptik.HQNO?

• 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.