About “Ransom:Win32/Higuniel.A” infection

The Ransom:Win32/Higuniel.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:Win32/Higuniel.A virus can do?

• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• A process created a hidden window
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Attempts to delete volume shadow copies
• Attempts to stop active services
• Modifies boot configuration settings
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Writes a potential ransom message to disk
• Clears Windows events or logs
• Creates a copy of itself
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

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How to determine Ransom:Win32/Higuniel.A?

File Info:
crc32: DD3E63FCmd5: 5b88deb1ed8485b6bd188516ee4f9a93name: 5B88DEB1ED8485B6BD188516EE4F9A93.mlwsha1: c4d47b63cf4ad18717e8cae4467a98291e5f1cc8sha256: 4ebc0fbd1001b3a47bbea64f298832972413de399cd880b45595aa1100dcc89fsha512: 3118153614b0fdbd81654529d8ded3937ab0f3de9f3a4711c431baab684d96986cd77d9ca20927d41525367754c0abacad8dbe7f224bf50dd27fc55ab7ee96a1ssdeep: 6144:PnTHSLJEq8HEpk7ySOueZl72gmEC6+AIi4lEDug:bHSLLPGHM2gmEzHI9ytype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Ransom:Win32/Higuniel.A also known as:

How to remove Ransom:Win32/Higuniel.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.