ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-H removal guide

The ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-H 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/Swrort-H virus can do?

Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-H?


File Info:
crc32: C359D756
md5: 6bd7c70761f9e315b32b06589bf0d0df
name: 6BD7C70761F9E315B32B06589BF0D0DF.mlw
sha1: ba5148ef84dc0e47d06627210072ed02f890d2bb
sha256: 9e9d8b1781cb6e039e59eb6bd9821fe4181255af0c886bb6b0d458106e4bd95f
sha512: 4399b23aa60d80d0cdcca23e4323e32a57ddafb9013989240c7018d1c98686eca12125b4eaea3bf23aa202a4db487810b8c388b9660efeca3fa13b56c66c2c21
ssdeep: 24576:7oJBu2XV04jnHW8VwBYcOa3sM6zdYzLhQ0zJ68VQWWRWqMuFzLhQ0zJ68VQWWR/:cu4jHmScOcsfWkq3uRkqa
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 1997-2020 Simon Tatham.
InternalName: PuTTY
FileVersion: Release 0.74 (with embedded help)
CompanyName: Simon Tatham
ProductName: PuTTY suite
ProductVersion: Release 0.74
FileDescription: SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client
OriginalFilename: PuTTY
Translation: 0x0809 0x04b0

ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-H also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Win32.Rozena.B
McAfee	GenericRXAA-AA!6BD7C70761F9
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Malware
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 00116c681 )
BitDefender	Win32.Rozena.B
K7GW	Trojan ( 00116c681 )
Cybereason	malicious.761f9e
Arcabit	Win32.Rozena.B
Cyren	W32/Rozena.D.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Meterpreter
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Swrort-I [Trj]
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.MSShellcode-6360728-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Swrort.eratya
ViRobot	Win32.Rozena.A
Ad-Aware	Win32.Rozena.B
Emsisoft	Win32.Rozena.B (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Patched.Gen
DrWeb	Trojan.Swrort.10
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Sality.tc
MaxSecure	Win.MxResIcn.Heur.Gen
FireEye	Generic.mg.6bd7c70761f9e315
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-H
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan.Generic.gapcn
Avira	TR/Patched.Gen
MAX	malware (ai score=87)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Meterpreter.A
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GData	Win32.Rozena.B
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.RL_Generic.R358531
Acronis	suspicious
ALYac	Win32.Rozena.B
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.Downloader
Malwarebytes	Malware.Heuristic.1008
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Rozena.KC.gen
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#100% (RDMK:cmRtazo52kFzB97pr6ORpZEtYkoz)
Ikarus	Trojan.Win64.Meterpreter
Fortinet	W32/Generic.AP.23ADC0!tr
BitDefenderTheta	AI:FileInfector.2395B8760E
AVG	Win32:Swrort-I [Trj]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)

How to remove ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-H?

ML/PE-A + Mal/Swrort-H 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.

About the author

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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