Should I remove “Ransom.73”?

The Ransom.73 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.73 virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.

How to determine Ransom.73?


File Info:
crc32: 621C5DEF
md5: b8ae7ec429f83ab167668dcee6d4337e
name: B8AE7EC429F83AB167668DCEE6D4337E.mlw
sha1: d37a15b54697ed94664ff9654d232f62f33c1a1a
sha256: 01554867a0d43bf7dea22e1bf89ba6d1a8046aace45726434cece507f8421dfd
sha512: af9b6698264e359db7d2098f843fbd45eca024d831078354a620df5a562a3072c1af61346e6c9866d2cfcd54d8212950f0a6e0bbad2d5a151115a04451a884cb
ssdeep: 3072:hb+o3tHcvNPufR41ZVieRQ6BNbt5p/VMw1cVjBt6BkVDHF1xQ/lVNwsrylXMM8f:Zj+NP5WiQOftT18tek/EgMNf
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9Icecream Apps 2013. All rights reserved.
FileVersion: 6.9.2.80
CompanyName: Icecream Apps
LegalTrademarks: Copyright xa9Icecream Apps 2013. All rights reserved.
Comments: Among Proprietorship Lotus Owner
ProductName: Otoh
ProductVersion: 6.9.2.80
FileDescription: Among Proprietorship Lotus Owner
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Ransom.73 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 004ce0eb1 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.73
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.2608673
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Dimnie.f92184c5
K7GW	Trojan ( 004ce0eb1 )
Cybereason	malicious.429f83
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HJDV
APEX	Malicious
Avast	FileRepMalware
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Dimnie.oj
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.73
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Dimnie.ewfutj
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.73
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Dimnie.Phgo
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ransom.73
Comodo	Malware@#315audxi8cjm6
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34608.ru0@a45Er@ni
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro	Ransom_HPLOCKY.SME
FireEye	Generic.mg.b8ae7ec429f83ab1
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.73 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1111820
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Tiggre!rfn
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Dimnie.4!c
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.73
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Artemis!B8AE7EC429F8
MAX	malware (ai score=95)
VBA32	Trojan.Dimnie
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.588591562
Panda	Trj/CI.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Ransom_HPLOCKY.SME
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.91 (RDMK:Gzus4yVylugl3P5vNge3Cg)
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Crypt
Fortinet	W32/Kryptik.ELSV!tr
AVG	FileRepMalware
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Generic.HwoCtYcA

How to remove Ransom.73?

Ransom.73 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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