What is “Ransom:MSIL/Gymgymrypt.A”?

The Ransom:MSIL/Gymgymrypt.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.

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What Ransom:MSIL/Gymgymrypt.A virus can do?

Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Ransom:MSIL/Gymgymrypt.A?


File Info:
crc32: 06A55EE4
md5: 9ac2c9a7405a5dd2d1baaac9bd79dd82
name: 9AC2C9A7405A5DD2D1BAAAC9BD79DD82.mlw
sha1: 7d6442ef107529bfdbd560c3773834a6a0eee008
sha256: 8bcfde887c223126b97c3afb6f20f8c2b633f69147243f38e267d773a3ce4c0c
sha512: 6802ef49c4b7861c258991bcf1b43aa3c596436dd1e4be0923839ae9e4eb5927540be551878807d8c5c08181bf09c7ae61d6db5bade1ccbb3ca25265d4cb8e12
ssdeep: 192:OIRO9Lr9zeqd0LZQbfNWbE+tq3xVHMIImlDnC3Z07u:gVBuLZQbUptqVHMj4kC
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  2017
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: gmm33.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: gmm33
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: gmm33
OriginalFilename: gmm33.exe

Ransom:MSIL/Gymgymrypt.A also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0050f2c81 )
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 85)
McAfee	Trojan-FNBE!9AC2C9A7405A
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	Ransom:MSIL/Gymgymrypt.eda54b60
K7GW	Trojan ( 0050f2c81 )
Cybereason	malicious.7405a5
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Filecoder.HG
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Gen.edu
BitDefender	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Genasom.epqqht
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Gen.Hwwg
Ad-Aware	Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
Sophos	Mal/Gommran-A
Comodo	Malware@#2fv7im4pd0yxn
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34608.am0@ae@nexk
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition	Trojan-FNBE!9AC2C9A7405A
FireEye	Generic.mg.9ac2c9a7405a5dd2
Emsisoft	Trojan.Ransom (A)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1110058
Microsoft	Ransom:MSIL/Gymgymrypt.A
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Gen.j!c
GData	MSIL.Trojan-Ransom.Gomme.A
MAX	malware (ai score=86)
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
Rising	Ransom.Genasom!8.293 (CLOUD)
Ikarus	Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter
Fortinet	MSIL/Filecoder.5AE6!tr.ransom
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Qihoo-360	Win32/Ransom.Generic.HgIASOYA

How to remove Ransom:MSIL/Gymgymrypt.A?

Ransom:MSIL/Gymgymrypt.A 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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