Ransom.Prometheus.1 removal tips

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: EFBF7033EEEAADC8D546.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/885522de6a8980a97729bc86c29d3ae0670ccf857b99e810497a016fce46e1a1
crc32: E7AFC170
md5: efbf7033eeeaadc8d546ad80b1029309
sha1: 4c956c6f659c690e64a05153c81431f4f91a6ab7
sha256: 885522de6a8980a97729bc86c29d3ae0670ccf857b99e810497a016fce46e1a1
sha512: a18b240ba497e281ed5e37accc80f86c01f0742b1e2c83f130a46b336f04c646359ad3cd8de9de77672bad14ebc722acd567f3341921f1739bd7124dff3f1870
ssdeep: 49152:e5c3soYs5CenH5dnv0QCNZaatUw7ojuV:e5IYCXnsPaoci
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T196A5AD02BE44CA11F0195233C2EF454887B0AD5266A6E32B7DBE376E65123B77D0D9CB
sha3_384: 3fef470b23a4859480cf20edd99923587c30b5376c026879a836f20c38a07d109f4be227fdf979627281bed9e5c8475d
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2022-07-24 15:13:08

Version Info:
ProductName: zGTaeBj9IGumjPz5tlHC54
CompanyName: U3zpDEyLHR2
InternalName: ftj0ndUqL.exe
LegalCopyright: wtbg12h8fbmc8jzef4f5Yon9Fqb1T
Comments: arJUeOcYMdyJf
OriginalFilename: q1u.exe
ProductVersion: 368.387.95.676
FileVersion: 171.55.389.794
Translation: 0x0409 0x0514

Ransom.Prometheus.1 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
tehtris	Generic.Malware
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.DCRat.S29707587
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.vc
McAfee	Trojan-FUJL!EFBF7033EEEA
Malwarebytes	Generic.Spyware.Stealer.DDS
Zillya	Trojan.BasicGen.Win32.4
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Spyware ( 0058ebd51 )
K7GW	Spyware ( 0058ebd51 )
Cybereason	malicious.f659c6
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.Basic-9952747-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Stealer.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1
MicroWorld-eScan	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
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1
Sophos	Troj/DCRat-N
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Injector
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.1
Varist	W32/MSIL_Agent.LQ.gen!Eldorado
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1323984
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Spy]/MSIL.Stealer
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.942
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.Prometheus.1
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Stealer.gen
Microsoft	Backdoor:MSIL/DCRat!MTB
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.FUJL.C5130705
Acronis	suspicious
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36680.as0@aOiWUcni
VBA32	TScope.Trojan.MSIL
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Backdoor.DCRat!8.129D9 (TFE:dGZlOg17w21gZmgvxA)
Yandex	TrojanSpy.Agent!dgkjoRlBFbk
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.DVA!tr
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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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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