About “Ransom:MSIL/Genasom” infection

The Ransom:MSIL/Genasom 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/Genasom virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Creates RWX memory
Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup

How to determine Ransom:MSIL/Genasom?


File Info:
crc32: E573A5AA
md5: 53e7cad033fd0d2e74b6aa42cb60748d
name: 53E7CAD033FD0D2E74B6AA42CB60748D.mlw
sha1: 35415de2d28d62ff505b23b8a03974d20afc9b09
sha256: 8aa21ba34ddedea6d9566088b600bbd7cc156226ee1fd756f8d6b4bddd30d719
sha512: 5004bfd1d47e983d29e86cfacebfb3ce445016db2b50bf5583596a1bff5e0befecd79a9a8b68e95dda1f1626f7da8ef3990cac3dd2edd47707f8fa23473cb185
ssdeep: 3072:1124xTxtqly+LQ00JGELAgXdgBa6G39VkENoDr4SB+lsoWz7PKBU:htqlyj4gAa609WEIUq+lTWzwU
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  2013
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: mslock.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
ProductName: Survey Locker
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: Name3
OriginalFilename: mslock.exe

Ransom:MSIL/Genasom also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 004dcb321 )
DrWeb	Trojan.KillProc.31027
Cynet	Malicious (score: 85)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Razy.294955
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.LockScreen.Win32.4330
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba	Ransom:MSIL/Genasom.aa658fdf
K7GW	Trojan ( 004dcb321 )
Cybereason	malicious.033fd0
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/LockScreen.IN
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Razy.294955
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.LockScreen.hzrfmo
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Razy.294955
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Razy.294955
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	Malware@#4bxvtm0691j9
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34608.km0@amHuoIn
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
FireEye	Generic.mg.53e7cad033fd0d2e
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Razy.294955 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1125041
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_100%
Microsoft	Ransom:MSIL/Genasom
Arcabit	Trojan.Razy.D4802B
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
GData	Gen:Variant.Razy.294955
McAfee	Artemis!53E7CAD033FD
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
VBA32	TScope.Trojan.MSIL
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.LockScreen
Fortinet	MSIL/LockScreen.JO!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Generic.HwMAvHsA

How to remove Ransom:MSIL/Genasom?

Ransom:MSIL/Genasom 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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