How to remove “Ransom.Prometheus.1”?

The Ransom.Prometheus.1 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.Prometheus.1 virus can do?

The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Ransom.Prometheus.1?


File Info:
name: 0E5BE1DD542103B282D7.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/56d0e81f615a3cd877cf6d0a505e3327d7d0b5da56ade74d1f86cfd543479510
crc32: C2F4B5CC
md5: 0e5be1dd542103b282d707c97f89bf71
sha1: 8acea5ea482a4adc2a6d594e11b26efb9566f47a
sha256: 56d0e81f615a3cd877cf6d0a505e3327d7d0b5da56ade74d1f86cfd543479510
sha512: 05b3ed70e2dc75aea69d4e0f0663fc9375ac45fe7b5b72566a368aa8b03c7c9e27f258805dba54d96829a8892ddc1d7dfb1a3ed4e9c9758446cd5728e2c3f00a
ssdeep: 24576:dqTBU/sGBvhgW0R+EG5o9N+nqwYs7m88aiFt0uiyEKal9iXnjj7ZTQyXI9+dwnUN:dw4GKS+qwxbiGDl9iXj2ya6YUW
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T15385AD017E44CE11F0195A33C2FF458887B49951AAA6E32B7DBA377E55123A73C0DACB
sha3_384: 41c4694407c7a0225b06f7ed13242163f2843deac78c5b2cab9fc21a9be6a9a8b5be59290008aeb3fdfad35e8971c5e0
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2022-05-04 16:03:35

Version Info:
ProductName: nFbk
CompanyName: Lc5a
InternalName: XjZF.exe
LegalCopyright: GNPkYAPW5ytaF0FJpfDxDo7ER
Comments: j65X2IYeaTNFGFpz1Ld
OriginalFilename: hFt5bDVVviQKqcUSwo.exe
ProductVersion: 537.456.783.499
FileVersion: 552.496.293.696
Translation: 0x0409 0x0514

Ransom.Prometheus.1 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
tehtris	Generic.Malware
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.DCRat.S29707587
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.AgentTesla.tc
McAfee	Trojan-FUJL!0E5BE1DD5421
Malwarebytes	Generic.Spyware.Stealer.DDS
Zillya	Trojan.BasicGen.Win32.4
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Spyware ( 0058ec321 )
K7GW	Spyware ( 0058ec321 )
Cybereason	malicious.d54210
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.MSIL_Heur.A
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Spy.Agent.DTP
APEX	Malicious
ClamAV	Win.Packed.Msilmamut-9950860-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.DCRat.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1
Avast	Win32:RATX-gen [Trj]
Tencent	Backdoor.MSIL.Stealer.11025419
Sophos	Troj/DCRat-N
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1323984
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.StealerNET.124
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1
FireEye	Generic.mg.0e5be1dd542103b2
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MAX	malware (ai score=87)
Google	Detected
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1323984
Varist	W32/MSIL_Agent.LQ.gen!Eldorado
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.887
Microsoft	Backdoor:MSIL/DCRat!MTB
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.Prometheus.1
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.DCRat.gen
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.FUJL.C5130705
Acronis	suspicious
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Backdoor.DCRat!8.129D9 (TFE:dGZlOg17w21gZmgvxA)
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Crypt
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.DVA!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36802.Xr0@aaW81sei
AVG	Win32:RATX-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
alibabacloud	Backdoor:MSIL/Dcrat.A

How to remove Ransom.Prometheus.1?

Ransom.Prometheus.1 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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