Win32/Kryptik.HQZO removal guide

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

Sample contains Overlay data
The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Win32/Kryptik.HQZO?


File Info:
name: D92C95E7150A8DEEB235.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/25f1684fad537ebc62c67901453968cad9ded5a00d496b084df8e213a8d81c1a
crc32: DCA49A54
md5: d92c95e7150a8deeb235b088f687e9e3
sha1: 2b66ccf35a91ed631a0166f666077b03d6adad41
sha256: 25f1684fad537ebc62c67901453968cad9ded5a00d496b084df8e213a8d81c1a
sha512: 63a458088f4a113604bbaa49c2f074a80720293f04342769cbe3fc7f130be623469452b5d04f972a444773e943a7c6fca9846aed21423652b603f366c6c4cfe0
ssdeep: 24576:U9xlOMsSWzK5w9KIY6Y0yAVwOpMODdn6E8EXScTFeEPrnQLO/ql3RuQ55313o:UTMMsSgAw9/ftX1TFxPrnQ6ql3+
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T13BC51A135A8B0D75DDD23BB4A1CB633AA734ED30CA3A8B7FB608C43959532C56C5A742
sha3_384: 3ee8f5ad3f94f115692938fac5e49b1bea736a1430d7dbaabedb4f575f2a4941140ca3916a9b06891dc00267a3ff6472
ep_bytes: 83ec0cc705b8e3530000000000e88e7f
timestamp: 2022-09-30 15:45:00

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/Kryptik.HQZO also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
McAfee	GenericRXUB-TN!D92C95E7150A
Cylance	Unsafe
K7GW	Trojan ( 005959c81 )
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005959c81 )
Cyren	W32/Trojan.HLPX-5019
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HQZO
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Avast	Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
Rising	Backdoor.Agent!8.C5D (TFE:5:u8XHsNS6dSI)
McAfee-GW-Edition	GenericRXUB-TN!D92C95E7150A
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.RedlineStealer
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
GData	Win32.Trojan.PSE.14K7H74
Google	Detected
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.RedLineStealer
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.731130628
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/RedLineStealer.D!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34698.L!Z@a4Dwjjg
AVG	Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]

How to remove Win32/Kryptik.HQZO?

Win32/Kryptik.HQZO 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.

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