What is “Ransom.Prometheus.2”?

The Ransom.Prometheus.2 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 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
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Ransom.Prometheus.2?


File Info:
name: 81F4F3848907D065F4D0.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/b68dbbcb2d9615c69900986eb3d74ce0e0f5c9532a54367d208767f340d8e237
crc32: 8ADC4032
md5: 81f4f3848907d065f4d093a4bc951a14
sha1: 2ace6ab926e2b7740fe6a81715827ae60b335d60
sha256: b68dbbcb2d9615c69900986eb3d74ce0e0f5c9532a54367d208767f340d8e237
sha512: b373a764d2354c79b0c4ed6b672a2a1c404c8d3a689b91b3bcd9e2c06844317b7ffaf286739d1bc3d8694377fddd9e741ade5283a978ec5cec0efffcaa842db3
ssdeep: 24576:aoev1kyTXBvettIsVXnhHySiPwQlW79VQBpYBo38S:aLlvv+npOE9aByO3
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T10A557B01BE44CE41F0191233C3EF654987B4AD516AA6E32B7DBA376E15123AB3D0D9CB
sha3_384: 430377a585b79c046260de0f5da19a0043de1a74e1a6785942cfa75030708fbd60e495411462fdc6e7a97ba261fe5653
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2022-05-04 16:03:35

Version Info:
FileVersion: 5.15.2.0
OriginalFilename: libGLESv2.dll
ProductName: libGLESv2
ProductVersion: 5.15.2.0
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Ransom.Prometheus.2 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware.CS
tehtris	Generic.Malware
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.2
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.DCRat.S29707587
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
McAfee	Trojan-FUJL!81F4F3848907
Cylance	unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.BasicGen.Win32.4
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus	Spyware ( 0058ebd51 )
K7GW	Spyware ( 0058ebd51 )
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.Prometheus.2
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.2
Avast	Win32:CrypterX-gen [Trj]
Tencent	Trojan.Msil.Dcrat.xa
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.2 (B)
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1323984
DrWeb	Trojan.PWS.StealerNET.124
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.2
FireEye	Generic.mg.81f4f3848907d065
Sophos	Troj/DCRat-N
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.Crypt
Varist	W32/MSIL_Agent.LQ.gen!Eldorado
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1323984
Kingsoft	malware.kb.c.994
Microsoft	Backdoor:MSIL/DCRat!MTB
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.DCRat.gen
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.2
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win.FUJL.C5119684
Acronis	suspicious
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Prometheus.2
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
Malwarebytes	Generic.Spyware.Stealer.DDS
Rising	Backdoor.DCRat!8.129D9 (TFE:dGZlOg17w21gZmgvxA)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.121218.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.DVA!tr
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.36680.sr0@aeTa35fi
AVG	Win32:CrypterX-gen [Trj]
Cybereason	malicious.926e2b
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Ransom.Prometheus.2?

Ransom.Prometheus.2 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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