Almer.3 (file analysis)

The Almer.3 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 Almer.3 virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Reads data out of its own binary image
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Almer.3?


File Info:
crc32: 10A77309
md5: 30caf0414292bdaa687ce38c22f55401
name: 30CAF0414292BDAA687CE38C22F55401.mlw
sha1: 8231b3c0808b2551ac53396355a722b3398f768c
sha256: e2502c3fea22164f00d880645c251bd843ca4582057abe726af9fc3932ececae
sha512: 1d62a3ccea97276ad58ab06c173e2a9512810350b898d2a4409e4882539607da68ed3fea3dea2755b530377936495cf847ba2fa56c87426996ce64550571271d
ssdeep: 24576:hnsI5tdbDV7R1tldUseRoMLs+R52fUfhdtQyLtwIeq7EZD9WYeHc5B3oO:Zt5tpDVnvdeaKzR52fUfXZLtwI7QI/U
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: xa9 Zoom Video Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
InternalName: Zoom
FileVersion: 5,4,58891,1115
CompanyName: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
LegalTrademarks: Zoom
Comments: 
ProductName: Zoom
ProductVersion: 5,4,58891,1115
FileDescription: 
OriginalFilename: Zoom
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Almer.3 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0055efd41 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Almer.3
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Almer.3
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
Alibaba	Packed:Win32/EnigmaProtector.bae4b1ba
K7GW	Trojan ( 0055efd41 )
Cybereason	malicious.14292b
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Packed.EnigmaProtector.J suspicious
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Stealer.vho
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Almer.3
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Almer.3
Sophos	ML/PE-A
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34608.mD0@a4i7VPgi
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.AutoRun.tc
FireEye	Generic.mg.30caf0414292bdaa
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Almer.3 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1128094
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Antiy-AVL	GrayWare/Win32.EnigmaProtect.a
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Almer.3
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Stealer.vho
GData	Gen:Variant.Almer.3
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Gen.RL_Reputation.R367820
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Artemis!30CAF0414292
MAX	malware (ai score=80)
VBA32	Trojan.Inject
Malwarebytes	Spyware.PasswordStealer
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#100% (RDMK:cmRtazpUZ9ZZpasALYMrwMNssqpf)
Ikarus	PUA.Packed.Enigma
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	Riskware/Application
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM18.1.D82F.Malware.Gen

How to remove Almer.3?

Almer.3 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.

About the author

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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