Ransom.Prometheus.1 information

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: 6DCD17CCBEA91BA47A5B.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/29e25dc031faaea3e7b441d354e4ac60637b3447512ab14b65f202e52c55a4bb
crc32: 03A20FA1
md5: 6dcd17ccbea91ba47a5bae9f76d26176
sha1: 781014c4529c7453b48ac4630898fe946db3f884
sha256: 29e25dc031faaea3e7b441d354e4ac60637b3447512ab14b65f202e52c55a4bb
sha512: 82705a6aa400ae8c5a9abf4520238c8148ea9d30fee1d774b697bc205af5bd5eac7be474bd5c90ccfee8127c48198685ed2ac6ce0137607bfd9e05a9ccfd4d54
ssdeep: 24576:sPHqwRJKbKgfxROa3qzlhdh2N4hgp3Wr0bLKSGhk27hp9gKm7XQuLCaCfqd:sPhKugfxchdIWhSLrG6m4XQicq
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T11E95AD017E44CE12F0191637C2EF4A0847F0A99166E6E72B7DBA376E65127A73C0D9CB
sha3_384: 4a431fe2f6bdb125048ab85a12802294bc60826f2b0bec4eddb31df282bc2e0d2620ef1e90365861f921bd468491a85f
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2022-05-04 16:03:35

Version Info:
ProductName: QDrPPkXQBSg6RBIE81pu3XmLdK
CompanyName: Y3myJHPQOWWeIXOkXTh
InternalName: ow.exe
LegalCopyright: KFeu83O
Comments: fEE9WLvtnB
OriginalFilename: 3ldYwIhhe26IE6lhqkaRXAE.exe
ProductVersion: 157.946.38.52
FileVersion: 306.582.576.251
Translation: 0x0409 0x0514

Ransom.Prometheus.1 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.DCRat.S29707587
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
McAfee	Trojan-FUJL!6DCD17CCBEA9
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware.AI.DDS
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Spyware ( 0058ec321 )
K7GW	Spyware ( 0058ec321 )
Cybereason	malicious.cbea91
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.Prometheus.1
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.MSIL_Heur.A
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
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
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1 (B)
Google	Detected
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1323984
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.StealerNET.124
Zillya	Trojan.BasicGen.Win32.4
FireEye	Generic.mg.6dcd17ccbea91ba4
Sophos	Troj/DCRat-N
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Crypt
Varist	W32/MSIL_Agent.LQ.gen!Eldorado
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1323984
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.977
Microsoft	Backdoor:MSIL/DCRat!MTB
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.DCRat.gen
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.FUJL.C5119684
Acronis	suspicious
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1
MAX	malware (ai score=86)
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Backdoor.DCRat!8.129D9 (TFE:dGZlOg17w21gZmgvxA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.DVA!tr
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.657AFEEF21
AVG	Win32:RATX-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)

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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