Fake • Ransom

What is “Application.FakeRansom.1”?

The Application.FakeRansom.1 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 Application.FakeRansom.1 virus can do?

Creates RWX memory
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Application.FakeRansom.1?


File Info:
crc32: 59DBCCF7
md5: 6330babb019c2e895301264ff041540e
name: 6330BABB019C2E895301264FF041540E.mlw
sha1: d59b5364c9ab0037cba24f64e4a4247e102e06ab
sha256: d17e57134a4c46c36214a21b4f3cedcee94f58f29e1374691bb5d8a963e5eed8
sha512: 9563af2f5f9fdef6c1991423ebfe725df3a20ec9f1c67b3ad93e2779d0e3fafbf7f798b2954cdfd5dc1a62b301cfc897998959af7e84e90e21ec9442f9c48116
ssdeep: 1536:CJbl5tzGwHHZ1Yq4eWtK+Bgs+kOWR/wHHJu:Cxlzfm1bAVs4WE
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  2017
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: WannaFuck.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: WannaFuck
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: WannaFuck
OriginalFilename: WannaFuck.exe

Application.FakeRansom.1 also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Lionic	Hacktool.Win32.Generic.3!c
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Application.FakeRansom.1
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Tool.FakeFilecoder.Win32.65
Alibaba	RiskWare:Win32/FakeFilecoder.82dcaddf
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason	malicious.b019c2
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
ESET-NOD32	MSIL/Hoax.FakeFilecoder.S
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	HEUR:Hoax.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Application.FakeRansom.1
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.FakeRansom.fjahav
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Application.FakeRansom.1
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Raas.Auto
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Application.FakeRansom.1
Sophos	Mal/Generic-R + Mal/DotNet-L
Comodo	Malware@#2z0cwpsq8uhqj
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34142.dm1@au9i04n
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Application.FakeRansom.1
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Application.FakeRansom.1 (B)
Jiangmin	Hoax.Generic.oc
Avira	JOKE/FakeFilecoder.vyoft
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.288633D
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Hoax.Win32.Generic
GData	Gen:Variant.Application.FakeRansom.1
McAfee	Artemis!6330BABB019C
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
VBA32	Trojan.Bitrep
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Yandex	Hoax.FakeFilecoder!STLJK7/WNKE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Filecoder.5028!tr.ransom
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen

How to remove Application.FakeRansom.1?

Application.FakeRansom.1 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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