What is “Ransom:Win32/Basta.PB!MTB”?

The Ransom:Win32/Basta.PB!MTB 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:Win32/Basta.PB!MTB virus can do?

Authenticode signature is invalid
Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine Ransom:Win32/Basta.PB!MTB?


File Info:
name: 8C1CAA43437E79D161D2.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/a18ddba28efff98a9a2a852f45f788cdd219c1834344d07faede50810985cd8f
crc32: 80066187
md5: 8c1caa43437e79d161d2b1e0054731c9
sha1: b43ad562e01682ea565f4bc1d8833944411a4a5d
sha256: a18ddba28efff98a9a2a852f45f788cdd219c1834344d07faede50810985cd8f
sha512: f5afd91271f2e785adf9d99ab957a3891a271e7493b9154279f3dc48c4301d888de788accbe19766f89ac13037caa00b1f54fa23bfd7a07f517d6614bce42864
ssdeep: 24576:ZgBzv7C4jQEQ2WheisUr9E3b6SvPwU5b/dnLPy:SQ4Wh99E3b6Uz5bFnzy
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1A5159E227246F472D89100F14E69EABA957CAC340B754DDBA7D82F3FBA340D11F35A4A
sha3_384: c1dc3dbdc125a56226a5e2eb57397349d54ffe85cf0330ffe263da9e279f16234c22f0cf9ac02ebce290b121d9033c48
ep_bytes: e8ab080000e97afeffffcccc558bec83
timestamp: 2023-02-06 16:11:02

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Ransom:Win32/Basta.PB!MTB also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
McAfee	GenericRXAA-AA!8C1CAA43437E
Cybereason	malicious.3437e7
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.36196.3uW@aSbbLEni
Symantec	Ransom.Basta
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Filecoder.BlackBasta.F
APEX	Malicious
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
Avast	Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
Emsisoft	Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1 (B)
DrWeb	Trojan.MulDrop21.40607
VIPRE	Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
TrendMicro	Ransom.Win32.BLACKBASTA.SMYACKUT
FireEye	Generic.mg.8c1caa43437e79d1
Ikarus	Trojan-Ransom.BlackBasta
Jiangmin	Trojan.DelShad.ccs
Microsoft	Ransom:Win32/Basta.PB!MTB
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Generic
GData	Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
Google	Detected
AhnLab-V3	Ransomware/Win.Basta.R560554
ALYac	Gen:Heur.Ransom.REntS.Gen.1
MAX	malware (ai score=83)
Malwarebytes	Ransom.BlackBasta
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
Rising	Ransom.BlackBasta!1.E2C0 (CLASSIC)
Fortinet	W32/Filecoder.OMT!tr.ransom
AVG	Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Ransom:Win32/Basta.PB!MTB?

Ransom:Win32/Basta.PB!MTB 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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