Should I remove “Generic.Ransom.Amnesia.2FDE98F1”?

The Generic.Ransom.Amnesia.2FDE98F1 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 Generic.Ransom.Amnesia.2FDE98F1 virus can do?

• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Expresses interest in specific running processes
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Executed a very long command line or script command which may be indicative of chained commands or obfuscation
• A scripting utility was executed
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Attempts to delete volume shadow copies
• Modifies boot configuration settings
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Writes a potential ransom message to disk
• Creates a hidden or system file
• Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
• Detects Joe or Anubis Sandboxes through the presence of a file
• Checks the presence of disk drives in the registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Clears Windows events or logs
• Creates a copy of itself
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

How to determine Generic.Ransom.Amnesia.2FDE98F1?

File Info:
crc32: CD7D9768md5: 986d67aad10ef832d988f2ea6a96d4cbname: 986D67AAD10EF832D988F2EA6A96D4CB.mlwsha1: f689415627e6f19d7e432e273aeca93be7ce4a1fsha256: 1a0b183598230858ebae6a6860308d069564122dca2dde735d59bdcbbf682efbsha512: 3a847d9ccb3343e38e87da9c39a09842267eb33554606a2b4957fd1aee25a829882d7a3461f323fb5c5c566449d032153078235db0eee60228ebb285e0a76267ssdeep: 24576:dOK+WBxxrsrRvgWkkleeVZLiAh8JkZ+oo3f5Nhad9b2f:dbbu9SQeeVZ2A/ZEDhgetype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Generic.Ransom.Amnesia.2FDE98F1 also known as:

How to remove Generic.Ransom.Amnesia.2FDE98F1?

• 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.