What is “Ransom.Packer.2”?

The Ransom.Packer.2 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.Packer.2 virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
The executable is compressed using UPX

How to determine Ransom.Packer.2?


File Info:
crc32: BA36A6B8
md5: c9512b55256c2ed48a340cf065294f85
name: C9512B55256C2ED48A340CF065294F85.mlw
sha1: 3fcc0109b04026924e9679eb22f0c43540616b48
sha256: 1ac853e9829bcedc2aeff5c3f3dc6844d069cf3bb3ba79d4d62873391be78cf2
sha512: 48bfb409b8f7efd74532186e228d3b6ad97d1ad481acd5cd14401a4cd8155f54475d6b6d62958b1c98d5ad104310a10a372798692be7bc7982c513d174bf6ec0
ssdeep: 3072:VhJowmBEn2paTnERVAZ40vs3nVcOYuSVkgsxGfWlnJsJkcRWqhVlg2:zuw72E4RVAZX8c6SVkjqXJkUWoh
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Ransom.Packer.2 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Packer.2
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Packer.2
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Packer.2
Cybereason	malicious.5256c2
APEX	Malicious
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Packer.2
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
Comodo	Malware@#1lgnhs0vka2b8
FireEye	Generic.mg.c9512b55256c2ed4
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Packer.2 (B)
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.Packer.2
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Packer.2
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Malwarebytes	Malware.Heuristic.1003
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen

How to remove Ransom.Packer.2?

Ransom.Packer.2 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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