What is “Ransom.Cerber.1040”?

The Ransom.Cerber.1040 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.Cerber.1040 virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Ransom.Cerber.1040?


File Info:
name: DEC177E8BEC99EB74989.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/9ccfc3b5a225a9c6a6985acae14dcf5a08c34ccf90c29713e8cbc1bc000a1ca8
crc32: FD4B8335
md5: dec177e8bec99eb7498964a993d0a147
sha1: 95d719537f35d38b3c8b15304b90a698bfa516e3
sha256: 9ccfc3b5a225a9c6a6985acae14dcf5a08c34ccf90c29713e8cbc1bc000a1ca8
sha512: 3bbc7ce58bec68e58c98228d88858526e74131219445d5f7e57e539eda2db2cd09afab2d6052319334da213204e8e62a2ec525e6d825ce965ab4d454c6f46567
ssdeep: 3072:FFJ47foiKwa4p6ncBEbDBaH9EY3AnxWRF6ANhgB5Xl8NzmDJ9zM4g:FFJ48GRIcBEfBaH993AEThgB5kzmDJ9I
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T18C14DF22F590D032D8C604F162719FB5DBBEFD3115B1EA06939E21A90D205FADB9B2C7
sha3_384: aacdd937645e5cb2f3975928d10e265582af9ab4453e4cd2cb70ce6b9c0783e88889a029bf2c0ea09787644880e976d1
ep_bytes: 00803dfad3420000745a8d45b850ff15
timestamp: 2016-09-13 09:16:36

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Ransom.Cerber.1040 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Cerber.1040
FireEye	Generic.mg.dec177e8bec99eb7
CAT-QuickHeal	Ransom.Cerber
McAfee	GenericRXAA-FA!DEC177E8BEC9
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Sangfor	Ransom.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.36722.lqY@a0i3rad
Cyren	W32/Cerber.DL.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
tehtris	Generic.Malware
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Malware.Cerbu-10002611-0
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Cerber.1040
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Encoder.gfehoi
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Cerber.1040 (B)
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/AD.Cerber.ospvy
DrWeb	Trojan.Encoder.5999
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Cerber.1040
TrendMicro	Ransom_HPCERBER.SM7
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.cm
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Cerber.1040
Google	Detected
Avira	TR/AD.Cerber.ospvy
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.D410
Microsoft	Ransom:Win32/Cerber.ACB!MTB
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.Cerber.R593562
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Cerber.1040
TACHYON	Trojan/W32.Agent.192512.BWE
Cylance	unsafe
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Ransom_HPCERBER.SM7
Rising	Ransom.Cerber!8.3058 (TFE:4:cUaw2VATyIH)
Yandex	Trojan.Encoder!WwlOxPbPnlE
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Agent
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.207657225.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Ransom_HPCERBER.SM7
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Cybereason	malicious.37f35d
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Ransom.Cerber.1040?

Ransom.Cerber.1040 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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