About “MSIL/LockScreen.AFN” infection

The MSIL/LockScreen.AFN 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 MSIL/LockScreen.AFN virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.

How to determine MSIL/LockScreen.AFN?


File Info:
crc32: F1CA2A6F
md5: 6e25b222a9b100ab7514394aa4f822bc
name: 6E25B222A9B100AB7514394AA4F822BC.mlw
sha1: 72d4942e8f00c6bf63edc6ca9e53e91e98ee8af0
sha256: e884ee07e055cc8cd6ebca1f9ada2939952369951e45c406b3931f9c8fb4d8b9
sha512: d79a996a0dda2043027562e87cbc206d569b120510469f22ebb86149d4d898842b868745e0c78b8dc62a548a3680592e399bb090503815deb5c5c3c00fd75bea
ssdeep: 1536:TCUoQo6OnCweTFrjPkY0HH8YmYtsaFGY9VuFMZyD+UbH+VnuAHzG:TCU1b+oFHkY08YmYGaUXMc+j/zG
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  2019
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: SharpLocker.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: SharpLocker
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: SharpLocker
OriginalFilename: SharpLocker.exe

MSIL/LockScreen.AFN also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005614d21 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.209062
ALYac	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.209062
Zillya	Trojan.LockScreen.Win32.11882
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_70% (W)
Alibaba	Trojan:MSIL/LockScreen.960c3a69
K7GW	Trojan ( 005614d21 )
Cybereason	malicious.2a9b10
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/LockScreen.AFN
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:SharpLocker-A [Trj]
Cynet	Malicious (score: 85)
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.209062
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.209062
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilCO.34670.gm0@aaoYy@j
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.cc
FireEye	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.209062
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.209062 (B)
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1140390
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.MSILPerseus.D330A6
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Perseus.4!c
GData	Gen:Variant.MSILPerseus.209062
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.RL_Generic.C4129304
McAfee	Artemis!6E25B222A9B1
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0CCT21
Rising	Ransom.SharpLocker!1.C25F (CLOUD)
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.LockScreen
Fortinet	MSIL/Locker.AFL!tr
AVG	Win32:SharpLocker-A [Trj]
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Generic.HgIASRsA

How to remove MSIL/LockScreen.AFN?

MSIL/LockScreen.AFN 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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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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