Ransom.Prometheus.1 removal

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: 306C7AED812418110249.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/e0f499e0ab6b1a1e6f75bb767efd0c904b9f24a47ae272dbb324cf484144a14d
crc32: 023FF57E
md5: 306c7aed8124181102493d547352ac1b
sha1: e1ec1678999185f2798bd9c6c2837a2c5ab65855
sha256: e0f499e0ab6b1a1e6f75bb767efd0c904b9f24a47ae272dbb324cf484144a14d
sha512: 05d0f14524cfb21e014a48ada20eaaee589cd0e58cd52307e7e0527d2a10063b49166993d51cf506ec7c8bbd84ceb901ef4105de8327b16e0bd7695c38cae0ab
ssdeep: 24576:EeaMajUi+6C+mDjn7gbkFaSH7Wu4mIWGE1Sy/fBEXTHhaTEEER71RM4I13:Eeaj9bHmMbkBHVdGE1Sy/ujhaIh+1
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T103759D417E44CE01F0191A33C2EF55588BB0AC5166EAE32B7DBA336E65123A77C0D9DB
sha3_384: 5b75e8a1a864e1a263859a265556dad0f13c1ed5be560a92b03253d2f7fdb589c16e0230ad04fdd04b033d87a5ee85ea
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2022-05-04 16:03:35

Version Info:
ProductName: cEB6x
CompanyName: J8p3x7OB71jX6
InternalName: Q4D2kSVvlV0F.exe
LegalCopyright: iQy5uX7jS7jWDkXDjwuTO11A
Comments: PwDWQ
OriginalFilename: DhJjcw5K.exe
ProductVersion: 139.901.250.605
FileVersion: 923.413.9.537
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.Generic.tc
McAfee	Trojan-FUJL!306C7AED8124
Malwarebytes	Generic.Spyware.Stealer.DDS
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Spyware ( 0058ec321 )
K7GW	Spyware ( 0058ec321 )
Cybereason	malicious.899918
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.Prometheus.1
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.MSIL_Heur.A
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Spy.Agent.DTP
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
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)
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1323984
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.StealerNET.124
Zillya	Trojan.BasicGen.Win32.4
FireEye	Generic.mg.306c7aed81241811
Sophos	Troj/DCRat-N
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Varist	W32/MSIL_Agent.LQ.gen!Eldorado
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1323984
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Backdoor]/MSIL.DCRat
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.992
Microsoft	Backdoor:MSIL/DCRat!MTB
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.DCRat.gen
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.FUJL.C5130705
Acronis	suspicious
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Backdoor.DCRat!8.129D9 (TFE:dGZlOg17w21gZmgvxA)
Yandex	TrojanSpy.Agent!zPLo0s1Nilk
Ikarus	Trojan-Spy.Agent
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.DVA!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36608.Hr0@a8u5aVai
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.

About the author

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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