Ransom.836 malicious file

The Ransom.836 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.836 virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Ransom.836?


File Info:
crc32: BD059AF7
md5: ace93be1b58ea49874d0d002acffc24e
name: ACE93BE1B58EA49874D0D002ACFFC24E.mlw
sha1: 1aeaa14252a6ea692cf28060a2187a301f384e18
sha256: 1c3f2e5ad811581ec1355e00e065a6a6d4e40f94d1669a0d9f14dc221d4d3135
sha512: d161315190ec7734a989169e571b75c3304e3bab43188ba7d5ff5e1d67cb8ddba5cd393a076585de0cf62beb8487d21d3dd682d1bf3bd5576fb7c94772e199fe
ssdeep: 3072:9M+lmsolAIrRuw+mqv9j1MWLQQ63Oii6s6cFXQ:W+lDAAZ63Oia
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  2018
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: PDFView.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
ProductName: PDFView
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: PDFView
OriginalFilename: PDFView.exe

Ransom.836 also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.836
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/HiddenTear.c410a8ba
Cybereason	malicious.1b58ea
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Agent.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.836
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.836
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Agent.Lrin
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ransom.836
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	Malware@#3q4d3fem10air
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
FireEye	Generic.mg.ace93be1b58ea498
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.836 (B)
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_92%
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.836
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.836
McAfee	Artemis!ACE93BE1B58E
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!OjMzFpxi/Sw
Ikarus	Trojan-Ransom.HiddenTear
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Agent!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen

How to remove Ransom.836?

Ransom.836 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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