Ransom • Trojan

Should I remove “Trojan.Ransom.AHK”?

The Trojan.Ransom.AHK 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 Trojan.Ransom.AHK virus can do?

How to determine Trojan.Ransom.AHK?


File Info:
crc32: 2D54E889
md5: 00289a174dc0b9df078ba4632c6d94f4
name: 00289A174DC0B9DF078BA4632C6D94F4.mlw
sha1: eba265d3aa0d992cbd473e65d4d497410ed9209f
sha256: 92a6f4ab8a5fa8f319a463c1521bfdbaf88bcb1493c7c243c43c954f8fe81318
sha512: 9b2d344d5430db6bac031880574e263204a7379f0e143fddf7c8eea4733debe595741863b8aaa62fa952093d8a2d84062d83b80e32364f128da03b9e8d27bab6
ssdeep: 3072:QlFBN+CprKTfZutuXTAfu8N+ayfaFG0EMPN0:Q9wer91ofsrd
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: xa9 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
InternalName: 
FileVersion: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
ProductName: Microsoftxae Windowsxae Operating System
ProductVersion: 6.1.7601.17514
FileDescription: Application Impact Telemetry Agent
OriginalFilename: 
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Trojan.Ransom.AHK also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
CAT-QuickHeal	W32.Virut.G
ALYac	Trojan.Ransom.AHK
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cybereason	malicious.74dc0b
Cyren	W32/Virut.D.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	FileRepMalware
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Trojan.Ransom.AHK
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-Symmi
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.Ransom.AHK
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Ua
Ad-Aware	Trojan.Ransom.AHK
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	Virus.Win32.Virut.CE@5jedjj
BitDefenderTheta	AI:FileInfector.C2A5779617
TrendMicro	PE_VIRUX.S-4
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Virut.ch
FireEye	Generic.mg.00289a174dc0b9df
Emsisoft	Trojan.Ransom.AHK (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	HEUR/Patched.Ren
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Ransom.AHK
GData	Trojan.Ransom.AHK
TACHYON	Trojan/W32.PornoBlocker.137216.B
Acronis	suspicious
McAfee	Artemis!00289A174DC0
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
Malwarebytes	Malware.Heuristic.1001
TrendMicro-HouseCall	PE_VIRUX.S-4
Ikarus	Trojan-Ransom.PornoBlocker
Fortinet	W32/Generic.AC.78B0!tr
AVG	FileRepMalware
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Ransom.8f6

How to remove Trojan.Ransom.AHK?

Trojan.Ransom.AHK 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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