Categories: Ransom

What is “Ransom.CryLocker”?

The Ransom.CryLocker 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.CryLocker virus can do?

  • A named pipe was used for inter-process communication
  • A process created a hidden window
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
  • Attempts to delete volume shadow copies
  • Modifies boot configuration settings
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
  • Exhibits possible ransomware file modification behavior
  • Writes a potential ransom message to disk
  • Likely virus infection of existing system binary
  • Anomalous binary characteristics
  • Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

How to determine Ransom.CryLocker?


File Info:

crc32: AC96D52Dmd5: f649f7ac4119877f850e10538d7b24a6name: zia.exesha1: ee5c5990c27209a7964d6b6324b6705282ea9a40sha256: f7b83e711e3f939e57890c2608e5188575366e53fd54d575367604d3d5481348sha512: ef868f14a4958b60be95720b78b45a36230a9165fd088c1bfddc5857ed338c13631e33ca30ee7902b176517218fc80f6e89e69add8fbff3862c28487f86c121assdeep: 3072:XZm/5ISZbkihcLW41zDD2P+OjLWFvXTh8bgAiF5E/6vXW93Htfot2tCauYRMqqD:pA5b2LW4tM+DzVKgXW93Htfot2AFFqqtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Ransom.CryLocker also known as:

DrWeb Trojan.Encoder.30511
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
FireEye Generic.mg.f649f7ac4119877f
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Generic
Qihoo-360 Generic/Trojan.Ransom.ec8
ALYac Trojan.Ransom.Cryakl
Cylance Unsafe
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 004c1e461 )
BitDefender Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
K7GW Trojan ( 004c1e461 )
Cybereason malicious.c41198
Invincea heuristic
BitDefenderTheta AI:Packer.08E999FF1E
F-Prot W32/Filecoder.U.gen!Eldorado
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:Trojan-gen
GData Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Alibaba Ransom:Win32/generic.ali2000010
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Encoder.gugfdx
AegisLab Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Rising Ransom.Cryakl!8.560 (CLOUD)
Ad-Aware Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Comodo Malware@#vp1punp9qt0s
F-Secure Trojan.TR/AD.RansomHeur.umxnk
Zillya Trojan.Filecoder.Win32.11883
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R002C0PAH20
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Sytro.ch
Trapmine malicious.moderate.ml.score
Emsisoft Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1 (B)
SentinelOne DFI – Malicious PE
Cyren W32/Ransom.OJMT-2355
Jiangmin Trojan.Agent.cobs
Webroot W32.Ransom.Gen
Avira TR/AD.RansomHeur.umxnk
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.Wacatac
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
Arcabit Trojan.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C
AhnLab-V3 Malware/Win32.Generic.C3977630
Acronis suspicious
McAfee RDN/Ransom
MAX malware (ai score=100)
VBA32 TScope.Trojan.Delf
Malwarebytes Ransom.CryLocker
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Filecoder.EQ
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R002C0PAH20
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Filecoder.Ecab
Yandex Trojan.Agent!3Vy61jlDlPo
Ikarus Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Fortinet W32/Filecoder.EQ!tr
AVG Win32:Trojan-gen
Paloalto generic.ml
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_60% (W)
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen

How to remove Ransom.CryLocker?

  • 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.
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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