Ransom.Chaos removal tips

The Ransom.Chaos 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.Chaos virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Ransom.Chaos?


File Info:
crc32: 1029402F
md5: 3ab9a19ea7ed2d9297cd999810745940
name: 3AB9A19EA7ED2D9297CD999810745940.mlw
sha1: 1b4578f00276f0d38c1b4557883bf227a47e2d0b
sha256: ba022e06ab50230b7909a09c7288d7f88d3b28aaf3d6ebed722bbd5358919d97
sha512: 0a8fc1a254f14a0412807e6a3a7b5e17a23787b966da3cbe26add0108c8ca24677cda0a021ffc0063e8cdec177cf52aadf10fef4901c35fe08c443c806b5f6a1
ssdeep: 384:/OgHsqcYgBzqtgWViaQiMnJtr91C8nbJTyq:/OgHsrhzW3FHMJtr9VnbIq
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright:  
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: seop.exe
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
FileDescription:  
OriginalFilename: seop.exe

Ransom.Chaos also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.ClipBankerNET.7
ALYac	Generic.Ransom.HydraCrypt.3C804162
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba	Ransom:MSIL/Cryptolocker.67eaf1d6
K7GW	Trojan ( 0057a3061 )
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0057a3061 )
Cyren	W32/Azorult.D.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Filecoder.AGP
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Fsysna.gen
BitDefender	Generic.Ransom.HydraCrypt.3C804162
MicroWorld-eScan	Generic.Ransom.HydraCrypt.3C804162
Ad-Aware	Generic.Ransom.HydraCrypt.3C804162
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34790.bm0@aqrCzPb
TrendMicro	Ransom_ApisCryptor.R002C0DG921
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Trojan.mm
FireEye	Generic.mg.3ab9a19ea7ed2d92
Emsisoft	Generic.Ransom.HydraCrypt.3C804162 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	TR/ATRAPS.Gen
Microsoft	Ransom:MSIL/ApisCryptor.PAA!MTB
GData	MSIL.Trojan-Ransom.Remind.B
AhnLab-V3	Ransomware/Win.FTD.C4544232
McAfee	Ransomware-FTD!3AB9A19EA7ED
MAX	malware (ai score=87)
Malwarebytes	Ransom.Chaos
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Ransom_ApisCryptor.R002C0DG921
Rising	Ransom.Destructor!1.B060 (CLASSIC)
Ikarus	Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Filecoder.AGP!tr.ransom
AVG	Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM03.0.81BD.Malware.Gen

How to remove Ransom.Chaos?

Ransom.Chaos 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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