Ransom.Scarab.42 removal tips

The Ransom.Scarab.42 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.Scarab.42 virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
Drops a binary and executes it
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
Deletes its original binary from disk
Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
Creates a copy of itself

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz

a.tomx.xyz

How to determine Ransom.Scarab.42?


File Info:
crc32: CB3EC503
md5: 4ae16545dd091b802b7eb8a47bed8506
name: 4AE16545DD091B802B7EB8A47BED8506.mlw
sha1: 40934b22cb1ed88b9c26f4732c3d11643c8d8960
sha256: b94ec4d127a95c98bf1dffbf2b1a3f203533b1c494dc56bddefbfe83fc8215ab
sha512: 68463fc86dea5d935c0964458e7cee96c866d10dee65acd409248a853084e657a94310f717a82174eed43528f367bc9847e11cb149d44fa3c20a501f4b6de016
ssdeep: 24576:hVPBNMlSsJ0HjBZ5cN8elCHP5UGIQ6e5lB+BsG:/B2lSxjhGBwP5UlQ6Mlys
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: (C) 2007-2015 
InternalName: Cares
FileVersion: 7.4.81.3
CompanyName: PassMark Software
FileDescription: Substring 256bit Task
LegalTrademarks: (C) 2007-2015 
Comments: Substring 256bit Task
ProductName: Cares
ProductVersion: 7.4.81.3
PrivateBuild: 7.4.81.3
OriginalFilename: Cares.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Ransom.Scarab.42 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0052daff1 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Yakes.4!c
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.Siggen7.56068
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Scarab.42
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Yakes.Win32.69640
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Yakes.34c9c36c
K7GW	Trojan ( 0052daff1 )
Cybereason	malicious.5dd091
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Filecoder.FS
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
ClamAV	Win.Packer.MalwareCrypter-6620810-1
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Yakes.wvjq
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Scarab.42
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Yakes.fiacpj
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Scarab.42
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.114cfa4d
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Scarab.42
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	Malware@#m72hses0xiwv
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34796.nr3@aKy!vqmi
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	Ransom-O.e
FireEye	Generic.mg.4ae16545dd091b80
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Scarab.42 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan.Yakes.adzt
Avira	TR/FileCoder.biysb
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.Scarab.42
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Scarab.42
McAfee	Artemis!4AE16545DD09
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
VBA32	BScope.TrojanPSW.Azorult
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.1901226744
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Yandex	Trojan.Yakes!rYi0QZagi6k
Ikarus	Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter
Fortinet	W32/Yakes.WVJQ!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Botnet.Yakes.HgIASS0A

How to remove Ransom.Scarab.42?

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.

Ransom.Scarab.42 removal tips