How to remove “Ransom.Viiper.1”?

The Ransom.Viiper.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.

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What Ransom.Viiper.1 virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Ransom.Viiper.1?


File Info:
crc32: D20EC828
md5: f5c98af2d87d3cd529a8522272acb9cc
name: F5C98AF2D87D3CD529A8522272ACB9CC.mlw
sha1: c9081d989b314f50b794344ffb8bab345e42202a
sha256: 44d4a3942e607a209fe62e0dc5325b2c66b388da0b1e5e6ca832f6dddedd7b85
sha512: 1d922eb9f03a7d153db25169219c140bb624455686cec0c9269802d8e51fd5facc082feaaa0f17a5f566809f4137a7237281c5fe7ea6d7781afe74d1268d63eb
ssdeep: 96:TWzF0KmHRDqiQqm59sB9z+4+vb4gIeJkW+wDPFpAf0XZ/vWC8z1czNt:KzxSRDqifcOB5pWb4gL/AfMZ/vWxM
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 Microsoft 2018
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: Hidden-Tear.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: Microsoft
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: Hidden-Tear
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: Hidden-Tear
OriginalFilename: Hidden-Tear.exe

Ransom.Viiper.1 also known as:

Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Viiper.1
Cylance	Unsafe
Cybereason	malicious.2d87d3
Symantec	Ransom.HiddenTear
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Viiper.1
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Viiper.1
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Viiper.1
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Viiper.1
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Viiper.1 (B)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.Viiper.1
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Razy.4!c
GData	Gen:Variant.Ransom.Viiper.1
McAfee	Artemis!F5C98AF2D87D
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware/Suspicious
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Ransom.Viiper.1?

Ransom.Viiper.1 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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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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