Ransom.Prometheus.2 (B) removal

The Ransom.Prometheus.2 (B) 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.2 (B) 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.2 (B)?


File Info:
name: 136EA5330BC572C8E52D.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/6cff86d7574c785cffb7e048271a8852a4dc6f63bf5f06bf2e7ab5f66e0f1455
crc32: 97451E16
md5: 136ea5330bc572c8e52d58707b85b830
sha1: 955e9b88d874bb8d506fccfa7bfb15c7f0e12031
sha256: 6cff86d7574c785cffb7e048271a8852a4dc6f63bf5f06bf2e7ab5f66e0f1455
sha512: f69a4396bf01682160097cc80281db40b7b0af3b4b6dad94f6ff04daf7f177548d828bfe964e3115a3ea0129941f9dc5aa647c5c96961831870b1a7b8fc239ad
ssdeep: 24576:e9g0hdxdyah7NV2M7N6cGe2nUPoaqs0cu00J7xkx9rSvHli:e99H9d5GwAW0l0G7xkxRSP
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T163555A027E44CE11F0192633C2EF554887B4A9516BA6F32B7DBA336E55123A73D0DACB
sha3_384: 9e6c89d020886105dc6f1570f5e63a156a6e06647fa758262f9bdce6dc4b04b6d8887a5c17a0c7ba226d47edfafd1c59
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2022-07-24 15:13:08

Version Info:
CompanyName: 
FileDescription: 
FileVersion: 1.1.1o
InternalName: libcrypto
OriginalFilename: libcrypto
ProductName: 
ProductVersion: 1.1.1o
LegalCopyright: Copyright 1998-2022 The OpenSSL Authors. All rights reserved.
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Ransom.Prometheus.2 (B) also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
AVG	Win32:RATX-gen [Trj]
tehtris	Generic.Malware
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.StealerNET.124
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.2
FireEye	Generic.mg.136ea5330bc572c8
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.DCRat.S29707587
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.2
Malwarebytes	Generic.Spyware.Stealer.DDS
Zillya	Trojan.BasicGen.Win32.4
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005b0c8c1 )
Alibaba	Backdoor:MSIL/DCRat.da2fa77d
K7GW	Spyware ( 0059699e1 )
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.Prometheus.2
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36802.rr0@aKWxKwpi
VirIT	Trojan.Win32.GenusT.DGNQ
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Spy.Agent.DTP
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:RATX-gen [Trj]
ClamAV	Win.Malware.Uztuby-9957322-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Stealer.gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.2
Tencent	Backdoor.MSIL.Stealer.11025419
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.2 (B)
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1367574
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.2
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
Sophos	Troj/DCRat-N
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Varist	W32/MSIL_Agent.LQ.gen!Eldorado
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1367574
MAX	malware (ai score=86)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Spy]/MSIL.Stealer
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.996
Microsoft	Backdoor:MSIL/DCRat!MTB
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Stealer.gen
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.2
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Backdoor/Win.DCRAT.R507253
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Trojan-FUJL!136EA5330BC5
Cylance	unsafe
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Backdoor.DcRat!8.129D9 (CLOUD)
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Injector
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.DVA!tr
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Ransom.Prometheus.2 (B)?

Ransom.Prometheus.2 (B) 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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