Categories: Malware

Should I remove “Hoax.Locky”?

The Hoax.Locky 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 Hoax.Locky virus can do?

  • Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Hoax.Locky?


File Info:

crc32: E0BFC338md5: e2ad1ad14287598fdff563bc58ae6959name: E2AD1AD14287598FDFF563BC58AE6959.mlwsha1: 9755923a54e5b535d38ffab314224855f5a168d4sha256: 4a5a4b4a2ae64e9176cb128d0a4d09b88e49c8410373e05bfdf7799ce309d600sha512: 019ce57160c9d1cf2cda827f8059c428ee6bc7416f9f6264c67a842204cfbf8debff547ee36b9a429661636baccb12d7ec905f8087e956779baec9b71af9e7d4ssdeep: 1536:RP4iYsdvpt1uLiz8Ubi2abkWsu0DCx1oknqcY6Kavp6UlQC2mCtVzVOvjoXg:RgNgVzLbiQwDnRKavzQC2mCtUjoQtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Hoax.Locky also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware1
DrWeb Trojan.Encoder.3976
Zillya Trojan.Locky.Win32.2906
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Ransom-Locky.8
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)
Cybereason malicious.a54e5b
APEX Malicious
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Locky.xon
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Locky.emlctb
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Locky.Ajvh
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
McAfee-GW-Edition GenericRXBC-IA!E2AD1AD14287
FireEye Generic.mg.e2ad1ad14287598f
SentinelOne Static AI – Suspicious PE
Jiangmin Trojan.Locky.dio
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwFH.39D82AF
Kingsoft Win32.Heur.KVMH008.a.(kcloud)
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
TACHYON Ransom/W32.Locky.83655.B
McAfee GenericRXBC-IA!E2AD1AD14287
VBA32 Hoax.Locky
Panda Trj/CI.A
Yandex Trojan.Locky!6NtZsYkNA1c
Ikarus Trojan-Ransom.Generic
Fortinet W32/Locky.XON!tr

How to remove Hoax.Locky?

  • 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.
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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