Should I remove “Mikey.12037”?

The Mikey.12037 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 Mikey.12037 virus can do?

• Injection (inter-process)
• Injection (Process Hollowing)
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• A process created a hidden window
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Performs some HTTP requests
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Looks up the external IP address
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
• Attempts to remove evidence of file being downloaded from the Internet
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Attempts to delete volume shadow copies
• Network activity contains more than one unique useragent.
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Exhibits possible ransomware file modification behavior
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Creates a copy of itself
• Connects to Tor Hidden Services through a Tor gateway
• Creates a known TeslaCrypt/AlphaCrypt ransomware decryption instruction / key file.
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

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How to determine Mikey.12037?

File Info:
crc32: ECCD9C32
md5: 0beaee2e9d0c995ce45264b2388fab90
name: 0BEAEE2E9D0C995CE45264B2388FAB90.mlw
sha1: 3bf6e6af23d8a452ad64a11423c8da5119aac671
sha256: 974732bf5c42018e354a9292fbdaeb2e916bb7294d2d45470be8cb34a2b1fc1b
sha512: 3f637bce8fff97849bf1c292d0a2c75b62e868726c8ad3730021f2e2b2bb8bd76f931d13838f9564376b4f19d027247ad87e4a68e8debcd76722ab3706b5cbb9
ssdeep: 6144:zSJx8Q0t3J1txWZ9jWrgU751LaDz7nFnsRAS6bFe8a5CR7xVlq8a5CR7xVl:zux8pR0ZcFeDtsMhBRfbRf
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Mikey.12037 also known as:

How to remove Mikey.12037?

• 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.