Categories: Fake

Should I remove “ML/PE-A + Mal/FakeAV-CS”?

The ML/PE-A + Mal/FakeAV-CS 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 ML/PE-A + Mal/FakeAV-CS virus can do?

Mimics the file times of a Windows system file
Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
Creates a hidden or system file
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Creates a copy of itself
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine ML/PE-A + Mal/FakeAV-CS?


File Info:
crc32: DB714CF8md5: a4422aa296e2891960e50bfd9e3f30e4name: A4422AA296E2891960E50BFD9E3F30E4.mlwsha1: 4a6d007e07c0c5dd95d13841425e2ae07c35c918sha256: 450b13a02f87a3a0db4ed6f44822f4905b18f089a5e4846016d8eeb8d7576ac8sha512: 9b72d5d09a5ce47905c7d8fe927ba362afae04628a8f676a261839dfb8257454885a1a176bf5a28e4e60eb55b28626d89850ad60ad8d4046e1a731811aa25f3dssdeep: 192:knjN2+g0xCWUeQhkk905pC9rSDHXZalCDnODmnVWBZ3icQMrW:dzwCWAj90D0rsXZalCDnRVWBIcDWtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

ML/PE-A + Mal/FakeAV-CS also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 004f246c1 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Encoder.5318
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Trojan.Malware.aqW@auUExYj
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Filecoder.8
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Starter.ali2000005
K7GW	Trojan ( 004f246c1 )
Cybereason	malicious.296e28
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Filecoder.FQ
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Trojan.Malware.aqW@auUExYj
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Filecoder.evhgqr
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Trojan.Malware.aqW@auUExYj
Ad-Aware	Gen:Trojan.Malware.aqW@auUExYj
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Mal/FakeAV-CS
Comodo	Malware@#3ho56ojw69shb
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.6F2691BF1E
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro	Ransom_APOCALYPSE.SM3
FireEye	Generic.mg.a4422aa296e28919
Emsisoft	Gen:Trojan.Malware.aqW@auUExYj (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan.Generic.ahmkd
Avira	TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen2
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.22C5D7E
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Malex.gen!E
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
GData	Win32.Trojan-Ransom.Apocalypse.B
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.Generic.C1525092
McAfee	Generic.cui
MAX	malware (ai score=99)
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Encoder
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Ransom_APOCALYPSE.SM3
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.100 (RDML:PM28q6RFrpN8mwbxRyXIKA)
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!cy2BsDYjEqw
Ikarus	Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Generic.CS!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml