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.

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.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/80d34237d60a1c93669eda28776a531c3964c3facddeef07cfacb4b596134be6crc32: 3889BBE6md5: c16fd42770fa904bd95c85ffa209363esha1: c6888fa7738ec14080b428200ba2e916e9ec6d9dsha256: 80d34237d60a1c93669eda28776a531c3964c3facddeef07cfacb4b596134be6sha512: e7a7e1922b633dadd6d457f44cc0bdc7bb121eb105b6f8d3236d6743528faad7f8ce53b41031c4478ced0c3298ff9b92d445351e404b226b8e3ef93bc5c05354ssdeep: 6144:xdGNDwBxE1+ijiBKk3etdgI2MyzNORQtOfl1qNVo7R+S+N/TU7kn5119J3rR05uc:Mw8EYiBlMkn5f9J105ko8T6csVntype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T12BA45B645ADEC9E3D347B4B268B273D421F2BC689A1AF51E82C8AF3CC073D90654DC16sha3_384: c69e356373bfdb1d1d7c226c75bf68eb580ac420205abd2476f498777304fbe5306a65b760a573b8b17e7a61109e21eeep_bytes: 60be008041008dbe0090feff5783cdfftimestamp: 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.