Should I remove “Ransom.Cerber.601”?

The Ransom.Cerber.601 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.601 virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Ransom.Cerber.601?


File Info:
crc32: 05AD4668
md5: f1f75b33e41f32f2596589cb516483f0
name: F1F75B33E41F32F2596589CB516483F0.mlw
sha1: cc3161e38696377a748bc2919ff4c54507360d17
sha256: d85f96674281d0ebab8a8cf8a8b01e4d7aaf4b3a4add902f7fb51c3b786257f7
sha512: b5a079106940dea05258ae75dec2ce8b6d70784363c8d4c37e53ac67a2498795293997c74a4ef45d8ac57ff78f90498c7f58d28c22ed76b44dd23af6473dc78d
ssdeep: 6144:4EAbRNd2gfC9HcNoVS2DJ1R13qney1TMYuY:4EnEQHaKLR16Y
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Ransom.Cerber.601 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Cerber.601
Zillya	Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.954580
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Gatak.0b2a7910
Cybereason	malicious.3e41f3
Symantec	Trojan.Gatak!gen3
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.BDMC
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Cryptor
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Cerber.601
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Kazy.ecxcfu
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Cerber.601
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Eehb
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Cerber.601
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	Malware@#100m5iqjp1wif
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34170.oqW@aG77!Rd
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
FireEye	Generic.mg.f1f75b33e41f32f2
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Cerber.601 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan.Generic.cbnxr
Webroot	W32.Trojan.NDDM
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1108140
eGambit	Generic.Malware
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.A6EAB1
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.601
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Cerber.601
McAfee	Artemis!F1F75B33E41F
MAX	malware (ai score=98)
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.94 (RDML:KCWqXvpbx9K45eQfP5bF2A)
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!p/Sv7tU0kko
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Gatak
Fortinet	W32/Kryptik.WHQ!tr
AVG	Win32:Cryptor

How to remove Ransom.Cerber.601?

Ransom.Cerber.601 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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