Should I remove “Ransom.Fantom.4”?

The Ransom.Fantom.4 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.Fantom.4 virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Ransom.Fantom.4?


File Info:
crc32: 137F556F
md5: 152364238f7e0838fcd48c70cdda57f4
name: 152364238F7E0838FCD48C70CDDA57F4.mlw
sha1: 472eacd49d48b12d8d7a583ff48fc24e9cf095c4
sha256: 4b7a89da2ce62ca83b0356f22a3cad899231b417b189948b9d37bf267e56a791
sha512: 5dccdc0991b25a4389aa74125e36a9cadf4ac813be8f4f4861b6b050c78900b9bb1e5420b4b8d8b715e7a84a334a87ce5695ad9d0fc1f11794ec957254c1c0a6
ssdeep: 6144:HDKW1Lgbdl0TBBvjc/o7Y3kNxqKTrpJ+HTIZv69:jh1Lk70TnvjcgYkNBrpJ+sZi9
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: xa9 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Assembly Version: 6.2.19041.546
InternalName: svchost.exe
FileVersion: 6.2.19041.546
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: Microsoftxae Windowsxae Operating System
ProductVersion: 6.2.19041.546
FileDescription: Host Process for Windows Services
OriginalFilename: svchost.exe

Ransom.Fantom.4 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Fantom.4
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)
Cybereason	malicious.38f7e0
Cyren	W32/Trojan.DAN.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Agent.CQS
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:DropperX-gen [Drp]
Kaspersky	VHO:Backdoor.MSIL.Crysan.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Fantom.4
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Fantom.4
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Fantom.4
Sophos	ML/PE-A
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34678.pq0@aGE6tCd
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dc
FireEye	Generic.mg.152364238f7e0838
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Fantom.4 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1138165
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Microsoft	Trojan:Script/Phonzy.B!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.Fantom.4
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Fantom.4
TACHYON	Trojan/W32.Blocker.260096.C
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Generic.C2289234
Acronis	suspicious
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
VBA32	CIL.StupidStealth.Heur
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.99 (RDML:7e2XyKbYadYkxRFeLkEz6w)
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Crypt
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
AVG	Win32:DropperX-gen [Drp]

How to remove Ransom.Fantom.4?

Ransom.Fantom.4 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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