Categories: Ransom

What is “Ransom.Thanatos”?

The Ransom.Thanatos 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.Thanatos virus can do?

  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine Ransom.Thanatos?


File Info:

crc32: B8BC8A9Bmd5: 48ea3794091a9f17e12f5c1a90e1f7d7name: 48EA3794091A9F17E12F5C1A90E1F7D7.mlwsha1: 1bb17eef59764e84f95b7a5c0aad649b8517ee43sha256: dcd725c415cebc7df170edf49af18d6f86e76ef75185737de5959405f4aecc56sha512: 0355be6a2b2cf58d4ca5b11de5f84803240587937cd28d064df20ac38c945352e14c78e21006824114f67ede71be3ab27cc27b05759fc23a1fb8dcfa31a7244fssdeep: 3072:otcvKR5Kkzk1s6eKSEqlcRHG9fHdJM9F+f:JoFEqlc09fd6Utype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:

Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0LegalCopyright: Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0InternalName: Client-kildef2.exeFileVersion: 0.0.0.0ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0FileDescription: OriginalFilename: Client-kildef2.exe

Ransom.Thanatos also known as:

Elastic malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
FireEye Generic.mg.48ea3794091a9f17
McAfee Ransom-Thanos!48EA3794091A
Malwarebytes Ransom.Thanatos
AegisLab Trojan.MSIL.Encoder.j!c
BitDefender Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
K7GW Trojan ( 005690201 )
Cybereason malicious.4091a9
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34780.gm0@a8pnc4l
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX Malicious
Paloalto generic.ml
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Encoder.gen
Alibaba Trojan:MSIL/Filecoder.dd9a5a13
Ad-Aware Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
DrWeb Trojan.Encoder.33405
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!Trojan
Emsisoft Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen (B)
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
Webroot W32.Trojan.Gen
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Microsoft Backdoor:Win32/Bladabindi!ml
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Encoder.gen
GData Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Malware/Win32.RL_Generic.C4295463
ALYac Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Filecoder.Thanos.A
Tencent Msil.Trojan.Encoder.Pgdm
MAX malware (ai score=89)
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_96%
Fortinet MSIL/Thanos.A!tr.ransom
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)
Qihoo-360 Generic/Trojan.Ransom.d23

How to remove Ransom.Thanatos?

  • 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.
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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