Ransom.294 removal

The Ransom.294 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 Ransom.294 virus can do?

Creates RWX memory
Drops a binary and executes it
Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup

How to determine Ransom.294?


File Info:
crc32: F8A330DD
md5: 37f7379af4426cfac3b06b65c9c58a13
name: 37F7379AF4426CFAC3B06B65C9C58A13.mlw
sha1: 7dd5cccd636d676b8245a6cdc370436d2edce531
sha256: e519a408b7cdd8d319671a6b3e9b515ffbebf45cb28ce272547516733d0333d0
sha512: afe686f9665daf23c07e1ceb488ce3c63b85fb256d33f74de79db321013fbdadf7a864b1fda0b904ec4b581dba5a2cc194ccc0ea6a1b691f7b6e62b769f1007a
ssdeep: 1536:K9UEtXr0hFBKexYTMUD9dRqTjG/0OxkkV1gx+7iBkO6ESmooNmIaSIt4h:K9/tbwFRY0w0iZV1O+7iBZpSmooNmIs
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 Microsoft 2014
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: hl.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: Microsoft
ProductName: hl
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: hl
OriginalFilename: hl.exe

Ransom.294 also known as:

CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.AgentFC.S13562553
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.294
Alibaba	RiskWare:MSIL/Virut.bc53da00
Cybereason	malicious.af4426
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Riskware.GameTool.F
APEX	Malicious
Avast	FileRepMetagen [Malware]
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.294
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.294
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ransom.294
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34690.gm0@ays@lEf
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Virus
FireEye	Generic.mg.37f7379af4426cfa
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.294 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Microsoft	Backdoor:Win32/Bladabindi!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.294
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.294
McAfee	Artemis!37F7379AF442
MAX	malware (ai score=88)
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#92% (CLOUD)
Ikarus	Virus.Win32.Virut
AVG	FileRepMetagen [Malware]
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Ransom.294?

Ransom.294 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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