Should I remove “Ransom:AutoIt/RedBoot.A”?

The Ransom:AutoIt/RedBoot.A 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.

What Ransom:AutoIt/RedBoot.A virus can do?

• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• Enumerates running processes
• Expresses interest in specific running processes
• Repeatedly searches for a not-found process, may want to run with startbrowser=1 option
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Attempts to restart the guest VM
• Collects and encrypts information about the computer likely to send to C2 server
• Attempted to write directly to a physical drive

How to determine Ransom:AutoIt/RedBoot.A?

File Info:
name: 1001a8c7f33185217e6e1bdbb8dba9780d475da944684fb4bf1fc04809525887path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/1001a8c7f33185217e6e1bdbb8dba9780d475da944684fb4bf1fc04809525887crc32: 5200F1DCmd5: e0340f456f76993fc047bc715dfdae6asha1: d47f6f7e553c4bc44a2fe88c2054de901390b2d7sha256: 1001a8c7f33185217e6e1bdbb8dba9780d475da944684fb4bf1fc04809525887sha512: cac10c675d81630eefca49b2ac4cc83f3eb29115ee28a560db4d6c33f70bf24980e48bb48ce20375349736e3e6b23a1ca504b9367917328853fffc5539626bbcssdeep: 24576:/4GHnhIzOasqUgEOr69/BRH7dCibu+XoAX0eOTva49ttrSpt81ekHPyWe:AshdasJgEOrGBRxCihH7OO49rveMGtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T103452394A452D017D2C67AB9C036DAB45BA4B831EEC2391BC354F651BD70383CB67B2Esha3_384: 922c1b16487469dc8a96601b18dbd41e188652c12f7d031600d13a5dd8a6272d642911c67df09203b1ac0291330c9a8eep_bytes: 60be00d055008dbe0040eaff57eb0b90timestamp: 2017-09-17 04:13:14
Version Info:
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0Comments: NoneFileDescription: NoneProductVersion: 3.3.14.2LegalCopyright: NoneTranslation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Ransom:AutoIt/RedBoot.A also known as:

How to remove Ransom:AutoIt/RedBoot.A?

• 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.