Should I remove “Ransom.Pay2Key”?

The Ransom.Pay2Key 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.Pay2Key virus can do?

How to determine Ransom.Pay2Key?


File Info:
crc32: 67CFB0BD
md5: 4e615861b6d7d778fdc1ac2a61148fe9
name: 4E615861B6D7D778FDC1AC2A61148FE9.mlw
sha1: eaffd4a8f3c5dfedea3adbcdc06669583d6dc8d0
sha256: ea7ed9bb14a7bda590cf3ff81c8c37703a028c4fdb4599b6a283d68fdcb2613f
sha512: 439ea5c52658c1d16f5d1f7a8bec6055bb71403692808ffad4d0a6ebec13b25864146dea4af6d52a31b3d691a4fd410d990661d22e1e09bbb43afcf663b8b75f
ssdeep: 24576:DrR4yBEAawLf63JlIDW9KqZ2F45ryGhubdGpdZ+3miCzwwQjbeUEwZhagVbr:5paTJyDW9KqZ2F45rytbdGpbiD7eUEw
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Ransom.Pay2Key also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectVM.malware2
DrWeb	Trojan.Encoder.33027
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.35120498
ALYac	Trojan.Ransom.Pay2Key
Cylance	Unsafe
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Generic.j!c
Sangfor	Malware
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.35120498
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cyren	W32/Trojan.XDGC-8885
Symantec	Ransom.Cryptolocker
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Generic
Alibaba	Ransom:Win32/FileCryptor.2801cd88
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Encoder.ibbtht
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.S.Pay2Key.1027072.A
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.35120498
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.35120498 (B)
Comodo	Malware@#v2imdrn3r0uh
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/AD.Pay2keyRansom.xdwes
TrendMicro	Ransom.Win32.PAY2KEY.A
McAfee-GW-Edition	Ransom-pay2key.a
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.35120498
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S + Troj/Ransom-GCV
Jiangmin	Trojan.Agent.czfx
Webroot	W32.Ransom.Gen
Avira	TR/AD.Pay2keyRansom.xdwes
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Ransom]/Win32.FileCryptor
Microsoft	Ransom:Win32/FileCryptor!MTB
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D217E572
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Generic
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.35120498
Cynet	Malicious (score: 85)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Ransom.C4222771
McAfee	RDN/Ransom
VBA32	TrojanRansom.Agent
Malwarebytes	Ransom.Pay2Key
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Filecoder.OEU
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Ransom.Win32.PAY2KEY.A
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.89 (RDMK:qT1JR8urebeKISH8KCGIJA)
Ikarus	Trojan-Ransom.FileCryptor
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.12310942.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Ransom.GCV!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Ransom.b44

How to remove Ransom.Pay2Key?

Ransom.Pay2Key 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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