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.

What Ransom.Prometheus.1 virus can do?

• Sample contains Overlay data
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• A scripting utility was executed
• Uses Windows utilities to create a scheduled task
• Attempts to interact with an Alternate Data Stream (ADS)

How to determine Ransom.Prometheus.1?

File Info:
name: 16A749F685EBF497DEF3.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/17d05cf1ee13a160d2b622be93735f4044b0d91a9aa4960a15a5e836f82a395ecrc32: 53168863md5: 16a749f685ebf497def32404642f6c15sha1: 60fd464f1f871b8137a68dc760a730880a9a63fcsha256: 17d05cf1ee13a160d2b622be93735f4044b0d91a9aa4960a15a5e836f82a395esha512: cda642ccb3709fa1f0df9f78ed7422967ced3b1dd34617d86903e904011a88700df0c5d1a4bdf46a378887d50fe35b153d2989996731d1977e6fd7f943032150ssdeep: 49152:3bA3LDrFSodttZ4nwTUGV+5pqZozNJEy97yv2conz8eHd56GM0ni:3ba/FS0f8wT3V+5pqZoBuy92vViAe/6Ztype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T18AD5BF023D008A52E4164EBBD3FA951C0F799C312E95E31FB9B5767C5F233663C2968Asha3_384: b33e658081f497b06a94c142a1cfdd98e17c3da0c0d68684510e777970d6eed0a061b9b3eabd6182974f78005f1513e8ep_bytes: e874040000e988feffff3b0d68e64300timestamp: 2020-12-01 18:00:55
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Ransom.Prometheus.1 also known as:

How to remove Ransom.Prometheus.1?

• 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.