About “Mal/Cryptear-M” infection

The Mal/Cryptear-M 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 Mal/Cryptear-M virus can do?

How to determine Mal/Cryptear-M?


File Info:
crc32: 5D8F1AF7
md5: 2c5493b33fbd17771e4e95a06b59e90e
name: 2C5493B33FBD17771E4E95A06B59E90E.mlw
sha1: ff9ea13349749e14484674273cbe2c7ceb6de486
sha256: 0d7e7dfbb6a9891779a03bfbf5b47624066f312d9a51a43425497c41fa58c356
sha512: 9a2b24a248b490d410f80e48ab6c4e7d6cc6fcdb013660d89627b8f51a11ad0af996601be95b8d3d452862ecdb8e1caa5d8ffeedd2fa8847f217cfc544980b34
ssdeep: 1536:1dn6C8zAMwflmsolaTIrRuw+mqbz9j1MWLQsO/:1hx8cM+lmsolAIrRuw+mqv9j1MWLQb/
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: SungminQU.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: SungminQU
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: SungminQU
OriginalFilename: SungminQU.exe

Mal/Cryptear-M also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 004de29f1 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Encoder.12941
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
ALYac	Trojan.Ransom.HiddenTear
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Filecoder.Win32.4355
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba	Ransom:MSIL/Ryzerlo.e52d0290
K7GW	Trojan ( 004de29f1 )
Cybereason	malicious.33fbd1
Symantec	Ransom.HiddenTear
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Filecoder.AK
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Filecoder.elgzzd
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Hsiu
Ad-Aware	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
Sophos	Mal/Cryptear-M
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34670.gm0@aOd1M8j
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro	Ransom_HiddenTear.SUNGQ
McAfee-GW-Edition	Ransomware-FTD!2C5493B33FBD
FireEye	Generic.mg.2c5493b33fbd1777
Emsisoft	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan.Generic.arywc
Webroot	W32.Ransom.Gen
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1129970
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Microsoft	Ransom:MSIL/Ryzerlo.A
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
GData	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
McAfee	Ransomware-FTD!2C5493B33FBD
MAX	malware (ai score=85)
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Ransom_HiddenTear.SUNGQ
Rising	Ransom.FileCryptor!8.1A7 (CLOUD)
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!qlFkSMmSFZg
Ikarus	Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter
Fortinet	MSIL/Filecoder.Y!tr.ransom
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Generic.HwMALU8A

How to remove Mal/Cryptear-M?

Mal/Cryptear-M 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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