MSIL/LockScreen.RL removal instruction

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

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine MSIL/LockScreen.RL?


File Info:
crc32: 60E56249
md5: 4440294d8e03c0f1cbacf9ff27048b9c
name: 4440294D8E03C0F1CBACF9FF27048B9C.mlw
sha1: c4fcd2063071136629a8433954630155daa8b629
sha256: 7e54f9287be09a8ed5d9ed82e87557993ac3114bd8d7af1f758128439a8bdac7
sha512: 2f6eaa567996491bf15a0fcc1a5ffc8c3bb1fba564ad9dba60d7945ffc4ad0089b224ccbcb4a3877a8c5e2c2fbc1ad3de31605b577a95b228c95a7a3360ec495
ssdeep: 24576:o7eQmScHRoLPmnhTC5EY2s4cQSXyZUyi+rk+5PB3tijioCaWdJaMd4MCMSuOIKD:dQmSIO34c9yaabdaWdJXJfjKI1BQ
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright 2016 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
Assembly Version: 55.0.2883.87
InternalName: Chrome.exe
FileVersion: 55.0.2883.87
CompanyName: Google
LegalTrademarks: Google Inc. All rights reserved.
Comments: Google Chrome
ProductName: Google Chrome
ProductVersion: 55.0.2883.87
FileDescription: Google Chrome
OriginalFilename: Chrome.exe

MSIL/LockScreen.RL also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
McAfee	Artemis!4440294D8E03
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Agent.Win32.736979
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason	malicious.d8e03c
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/LockScreen.RL
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.LockScreen.2
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Agent.ejyndp
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.LockScreen.2
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Pavg
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ransom.LockScreen.2
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34142.Sn0@aaNMakl
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Ransom.LockScreen.2
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.LockScreen.2 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1131092
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Generic_a.a.(kcloud)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!ac
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.LockScreen.2
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Agent.C1722739
VBA32	Trojan.Agent.neykgx
MAX	malware (ai score=89)
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Trojan.FakeChrome!1.9C7B (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!pfbiRUCHjxg
Ikarus	Worm.Win32.Ainslot
Fortinet	MSIL/Generic.DN.113206!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove MSIL/LockScreen.RL?

MSIL/LockScreen.RL 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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