Should I remove “Win32:Shellter [Cryp]”?

The Win32:Shellter [Cryp] 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:Shellter [Cryp] virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Unconventionial binary language: Chinese (Simplified)
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)

How to determine Win32:Shellter [Cryp]?


File Info:
crc32: 57BF7A6E
md5: 7c83d0988a99771059ff5fbe356b5733
name: 7C83D0988A99771059FF5FBE356B5733.mlw
sha1: bc86e32a1b61d3177eee472dd726862b49d365a6
sha256: 8eae4af86d1f67ace5cda3652f35a27d9c1b5417ac2b7764f3ca260a13ea7371
sha512: a015453ef1fbfd4ac977d3bdb9a4b0d02e917ebc7d5925bed1ac12d415156843c7e8602301ac80edcaa11645f5ed92ced441b4add37d87b10293f3daa4f8c161
ssdeep: 1536:8wOnbNQKtXZWDyy1o5I0hJUEbooPRrKKRRySa:uNQKtpWDyDI0hJltZrpRRy
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
InternalName: Notepad
FileVersion: 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
ProductName: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
ProductVersion: 5.1.2600.5512
FileDescription: x8bb0x4e8bx672c
OriginalFilename: NOTEPAD.EXE
Translation: 0x0804 0x04b0

Win32:Shellter [Cryp] also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 85)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Cerbu.88406
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Shelma.c89f3927
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason	malicious.88a997
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Shellter [Cryp]
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Shelma.tay
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Cerbu.88406
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Cerbu.88406
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Shelma.Akfj
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Cerbu.88406
Sophos	ML/PE-A + ATK/Shellter-AC
Comodo	Malware@#2ogy5ysackly4
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro	Backdoor.Win32.SWRORT.SMB
McAfee-GW-Edition	MalHeur-FAG!7C83D0988A99
FireEye	Generic.mg.7c83d0988a997710
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Cerbu.88406 (B)
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1124598
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Vagger!rfn
GData	Gen:Variant.Cerbu.88406
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.RL_Generic.R362731
McAfee	MalHeur-FAG!7C83D0988A99
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
Panda	Trj/CI.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Backdoor.Win32.SWRORT.SMB
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.97 (RDMK:BYXhJueiROkPvtkx6rnMAw)
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Dialer
Fortinet	W32/Generic.AC.3A1D4B!tr
AVG	Win32:Shellter [Cryp]
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Ransom.DogHousePower.HgIASOoA

How to remove Win32:Shellter [Cryp]?

Win32:Shellter [Cryp] 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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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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