About “Ransom.Higuniel.4” infection

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

• Executed a command line with /C or /R argument to terminate command shell on completion which can be used to hide execution
• Sample contains Overlay data
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Chinese (Simplified)
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• CAPE detected the Sakula malware family
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Deletes executed files from disk
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files

How to determine Ransom.Higuniel.4?

File Info:
name: C16FD42770FA904BD95C.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/80d34237d60a1c93669eda28776a531c3964c3facddeef07cfacb4b596134be6
crc32: 3889BBE6
md5: c16fd42770fa904bd95c85ffa209363e
sha1: c6888fa7738ec14080b428200ba2e916e9ec6d9d
sha256: 80d34237d60a1c93669eda28776a531c3964c3facddeef07cfacb4b596134be6
sha512: e7a7e1922b633dadd6d457f44cc0bdc7bb121eb105b6f8d3236d6743528faad7f8ce53b41031c4478ced0c3298ff9b92d445351e404b226b8e3ef93bc5c05354
ssdeep: 6144:xdGNDwBxE1+ijiBKk3etdgI2MyzNORQtOfl1qNVo7R+S+N/TU7kn5119J3rR05uc:Mw8EYiBlMkn5f9J105ko8T6csVn
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T12BA45B645ADEC9E3D347B4B268B273D421F2BC689A1AF51E82C8AF3CC073D90654DC16
sha3_384: c69e356373bfdb1d1d7c226c75bf68eb580ac420205abd2476f498777304fbe5306a65b760a573b8b17e7a61109e21ee
ep_bytes: 60be008041008dbe0090feff5783cdff
timestamp: 2013-02-05 04:03:07

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Ransom.Higuniel.4 also known as:

How to remove Ransom.Higuniel.4?

• 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.