Ransom.Petya removal instruction

The Ransom.Petya 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.Petya virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Drops a binary and executes it
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Steals private information from local Internet browsers
Mimics the file times of a Windows system file
Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
Exhibits possible ransomware file modification behavior
Writes a potential ransom message to disk
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Creates a copy of itself
Creates a slightly modified copy of itself
Anomalous binary characteristics
Clears web history

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz

a.tomx.xyz

How to determine Ransom.Petya?


File Info:
crc32: 46CEE9B1
md5: 6f280a70aaec1236b1685c44b889bd6d
name: 6F280A70AAEC1236B1685C44B889BD6D.mlw
sha1: 89851b3a684844cefee0593bf1012e0fe81dc4c8
sha256: f22aba84a350000f234c9b62b259fc232c7dcbe98bb467dfa01f89ba916a5c56
sha512: 1d3deb7a0e4db0ca3e69e66f1513e3260c12692e3aa0f82f0b04bdaf2ba1b00ef7b242c93a5bddfa91b88b56c690dc10f6fcec746875bfee97fcc4defdd5a771
ssdeep: 3072:+9dUEfLpw3gCidSMFztbGw9Pz5DHrN+qi:+9d/w3gN/pZY
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: xa9 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
InternalName: verclsid.exe
FileVersion: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
ProductName: Microsoftxae Windowsxae Operating System
ProductVersion: 6.1.7600.16385
FileDescription: Extension CLSID Verification Host
OriginalFilename: verclsid.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Ransom.Petya also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.GoldenEye.10
FireEye	Generic.mg.6f280a70aaec1236
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Ransom.9ef
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.GoldenEye.10
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.GoldenEye.10
K7GW	Trojan ( 00500e631 )
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 00500e631 )
Cyren	W32/S-e2063586!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
ClamAV	Win.Ransomware.Petya-9763114-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.AD.esxwko
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Generic.j!c
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b25df9
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ransom.GoldenEye.10
TACHYON	Ransom/W32.GoldenEye.150528
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.GoldenEye.10 (B)
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.Skeeyah.AE@7gam2b
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1127675
DrWeb	Trojan.Encoder.14758
Zillya	Trojan.DiskcoderGen.Win32.1
TrendMicro	Ransom_PETYA.SM2
McAfee-GW-Edition	Ransomware-GGU!6F280A70AAEC
Sophos	Mal/Generic-R + ATK/Shellter-G
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1127675
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Ransom]/Win32.Petya.a
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.GoldenEye.10
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.GoldenEye.10
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Gen
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Ransomware-GGU!6F280A70AAEC
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
VBA32	Trojan.Encoder
Malwarebytes	Ransom.Petya
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Diskcoder.Petya.E
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Ransom_PETYA.SM2
Rising	Ransom.Diskcoder!1.AE41 (CLOUD)
Yandex	Trojan.Agent!VPK4gKsbzm0
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
eGambit	Trojan.Generic
Fortinet	W32/Petya.E!tr.ransom
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34590.jq0@aKWADJji
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Cybereason	malicious.0aaec1
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Ransom.Petya?

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.

Ransom.Petya removal instruction