What is “Ransom.PassCrypt.1 (B)”?

The Ransom.PassCrypt.1 (B) 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.PassCrypt.1 (B) virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Ransom.PassCrypt.1 (B)?


File Info:
crc32: DA490ECA
md5: 78c45ed802b12dc9c31c7c74cad095f5
name: 78C45ED802B12DC9C31C7C74CAD095F5.mlw
sha1: a961b4a2ca8e16aaf7d1ffb8febea4fa0426f6a4
sha256: 0737d6ab08cbe371af4c26f31eab535caf34d4fea33dde1fedee1b521ffe60af
sha512: 7ccd653bcdedd3ff0a5b0e758d7268f9d2156f8807a621aa2d904681675e23d4a3c75e7fc5b6654d108ea617393ad2e54438a076fe75f6ff0557de898eac1617
ssdeep: 3072:bf/0M6Ia83mtRs4Fa1/J5JasJiCyW3SawPxKqB7ymLq+DYNCx7XAETKLbY:bJJ/J5NxyWIKYe+DYNCJwb
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  Example
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: svchost.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: Example
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: Example
OriginalFilename: svchost.exe

Ransom.PassCrypt.1 (B) also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005338bb1 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
McAfee	Artemis!78C45ED802B1
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7GW	Trojan ( 005338bb1 )
Cybereason	malicious.802b12
Cyren	W32/Trojan.DIS.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Trojan Horse
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Agent.BLX
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky	VHO:HackTool.MSIL.Flooder.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.PassCrypt.1
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Ransom.fdnipt
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.PassCrypt.1
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ransom.PassCrypt.1
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	Malware@#3cvlasd5ti68g
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1132421
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34692.km0@aeBGCSo
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
FireEye	Generic.mg.78c45ed802b12dc9
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.PassCrypt.1 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1132421
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.265E0A3
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.PassCrypt.1
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Occamy.R230825
VBA32	Trojan.MSIL.gen.a.1
MAX	malware (ai score=96)
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Trojan.Fuerboos!8.EFC8 (CLOUD)
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!s8xTjSn0vdU
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Agent
Fortinet	MSIL/Generic.AP.14AC576!tr
AVG	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Ransom.PassCrypt.1 (B)?

Ransom.PassCrypt.1 (B) 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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