Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A information

The Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A 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 Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
The executable is compressed using UPX
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A?


File Info:
crc32: 53C59896
md5: 055cf47c0ceb6e431ec7f3c87ba33658
name: 055CF47C0CEB6E431EC7F3C87BA33658.mlw
sha1: c85e4bf307074dd90ba7a747990a943c2bfd3803
sha256: 71600fa505e2c63cb74d71670b7698b18400a34ee223ead3c450dea137a7317f
sha512: cd0692c550b5775788ed915b87bdf729168dd779a592c58999ab4dd39485ed5496f2c5c6c9c8af7935a4aa9c2b7539536d9c5a3bcbe3d2146be0970c8762b1e4
ssdeep: 3072:CfaJb/HHzTGsbVY6XfRPLlv3vJMiGndRRBmRKuvZb6FMQ+6d1:Xb/HzTXPJR3v9Gn3X8Ksts
type: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2016
InternalName: sqhost.exe
FileVersion: 2.0.0.0
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
ProductName: sqhost.exe
ProductVersion: 2.0.0.0
FileDescription: Host Process for Windows Service
OriginalFilename: sqhost.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A also known as:

Bkav	W32.VulpoM.Trojan
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Siggen11.35280
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
ALYac	Gen:Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.CoinMiner.Win64.3521
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_70% (D)
Cybereason	malicious.c0ceb6
Cyren	W64/Coinminer.DB.gen!Eldorado
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/CoinMiner.ADG
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win64:DropperX-gen [Drp]
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Prometei-9832077-1
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Staser.eemh
BitDefender	Gen:Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10ce1cb2
Ad-Aware	Gen:Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A
Sophos	Troj/Miner-AAZ
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Fake.cc
FireEye	Generic.mg.055cf47c0ceb6e43
Emsisoft	DeepScan:Generic.Prometei.A.366AE35D (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan.Staser.gxd
Avira	TR/CoinMiner.ordnq
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_92%
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.31091E6
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Arcabit	DeepScan:Generic.Prometei.A.366AE35D
GData	Gen:Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win64.CoinMiner.R357164
MAX	malware (ai score=83)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.BitCoinMiner
Yandex	Trojan.Staser!1BYhKVthoJI
Ikarus	Trojan.Win64.CoinMiner
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W64/CoinMiner.ADG!tr
AVG	Win64:DropperX-gen [Drp]

How to remove Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A?

Heur.Variadic.Prometei.A 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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