About “Ransom:MSIL/Filecoder.PKC!MSR” infection

The Ransom:MSIL/Filecoder.PKC!MSR 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:MSIL/Filecoder.PKC!MSR virus can do?

Authenticode signature is invalid
Anomalous .NET characteristics
CAPE detected the Chaos malware family

How to determine Ransom:MSIL/Filecoder.PKC!MSR?


File Info:
name: 2C21BF35C18A9D6BB154.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/4f331a7667e2603e27022cdda2b1b5b3f4f3b5b63a9e42fabe2a520aea070b0d
crc32: FDDF6A43
md5: 2c21bf35c18a9d6bb154e80a5f80d43b
sha1: 9f8caccf63de898e6e14517c5f04261e3c556ca3
sha256: 4f331a7667e2603e27022cdda2b1b5b3f4f3b5b63a9e42fabe2a520aea070b0d
sha512: f2c88703f904d653cf953bc99128e3faeeb7085cc72d7c6f8f115c79ef0453f26200e18267929b98cecae8f3d5e2c7a8cfe2334aee526179cf258aac237b1934
ssdeep: 384:+tWZPzzxAm1vgZpUEehFKW6pmnAQ5K9lQOy5o91/4PEHG382v4:j7zxAm4khz6prQ5nho9MEHY82w
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T17BC2D548BBFA4A3AF6FF5F3869F250115775B956DC19D70E0C8E404A0822B8C8D90BB6
sha3_384: 7e86fd9f4f814365478edf0772b3bd3bf500dd99b7cfd0d3188b092b197c54b4e58451328b09b9ae31f816b175798e2e
ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000
timestamp: 2022-11-13 04:27:21

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
FileDescription:  
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: encrypt.exe
LegalCopyright:  
OriginalFilename: encrypt.exe
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0

Ransom:MSIL/Filecoder.PKC!MSR also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectNet.01
DrWeb	Trojan.Encoder.10598
MicroWorld-eScan	Generic.Ransom.Small.82FCE855
FireEye	Generic.mg.2c21bf35c18a9d6b
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Generic.TRFH383
ALYac	Generic.Ransom.Small.82FCE855
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.334111308
VIPRE	Generic.Ransom.Small.82FCE855
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Cybereason	malicious.5c18a9
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34784.bm0@aWCX66i
Cyren	W32/Azorult.D.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Filecoder.APU
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
ClamAV	Win.Ransomware.Hydracrypt-9878672-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Generic.Ransom.Small.82FCE855
Ad-Aware	Generic.Ransom.Small.82FCE855
Emsisoft	Generic.Ransom.Small.82FCE855 (B)
McAfee-GW-Edition	GenericRXTC-EM!2C21BF35C18A
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos	ML/PE-A
GData	Generic.Ransom.Small.82FCE855
Google	Detected
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1250041
Arcabit	Generic.Ransom.Small.82FCE855
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Generic
Microsoft	Ransom:MSIL/Filecoder.PKC!MSR
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3	Ransomware/Win.FTD.C4597900
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	GenericRXTC-EM!2C21BF35C18A
MAX	malware (ai score=87)
VBA32	Ransom.MSIL.Chaos.Heur
Rising	Ransom.Destructor!1.B060 (CLASSIC)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Filecoder.APU!tr.ransom
AVG	Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (D)

How to remove Ransom:MSIL/Filecoder.PKC!MSR?

Ransom:MSIL/Filecoder.PKC!MSR 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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