Should I remove “ML/PE-A + Mal/Cerber-F”?

The ML/PE-A + Mal/Cerber-F 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 ML/PE-A + Mal/Cerber-F virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Enumerates user accounts on the system
• Creates RWX memory
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
• Creates an excessive number of UDP connection attempts to external IP addresses
• Performs some HTTP requests
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Looks up the external IP address
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Checks for the presence of known windows from debuggers and forensic tools
• Exhibits behavior characteristic of Cerber ransomware
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Mimics the file times of a Windows system file
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Creates a hidden or system file
• Attempts to identify installed AV products by installation directory
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Creates a copy of itself
• Anomalous binary characteristics
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

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How to determine ML/PE-A + Mal/Cerber-F?

File Info:
crc32: 5F253B4Dmd5: 9ce168654a40f4910fa6b935fb1477c3name: 9CE168654A40F4910FA6B935FB1477C3.mlwsha1: 42c9a9f68d297b3618efb3d587acc4ddc6a857cfsha256: 1f1ada12d888d3209392fbae20105de8f8e95eb8078dd66855a8335bbcd4a3cfsha512: a0da0d082d473c6b41ffd516516551de632a720f1c3f3b949f3b82abceb1b080a0ac0a5c4d29b4cc46638f67a4ca604ca67b2620b3465ce4370b54402676b3e4ssdeep: 3072:BtVRjXIPA3qRe9P+6PbzDa9zDC65RZA1NSn83INg6JywuiEKe0jXWRWabvkXX:jjfJP+6PurKSEKgnbpKe0Cgabvmtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

ML/PE-A + Mal/Cerber-F also known as:

How to remove ML/PE-A + Mal/Cerber-F?

• 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.