Ransom • Trojan

How to remove “Trojan.Ransom.ByteLocker (A)”?

The Trojan.Ransom.ByteLocker (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 Trojan.Ransom.ByteLocker (A) virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Trojan.Ransom.ByteLocker (A)?


File Info:
crc32: 78F17726
md5: 8e848121bd78035675042b79b3e4eb5e
name: 8E848121BD78035675042B79B3E4EB5E.mlw
sha1: 39fbc2a3e1a6146bfa5aa6769efb61b92c2d32dd
sha256: bd6e750daaaa89c6e4cef8c24443fc0540fe57597370b56d37ab19c2ff283f0f
sha512: 87e939e853f60f37bd377f80f8e5453b8f800dba7fab876c4d674413ab176f444793c60a4a996b551a8f930dae2c2671f70305c57201f31af4383460a25b975b
ssdeep: 768:I+JWplQYeVQeBUCo+JK2PJLnzFbOZ7NE+3:I+JWHQrUCo+5PJL5w79
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  2018
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: ByteLocker.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: ByteLocker
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: ByteLocker
OriginalFilename: ByteLocker.exe

Trojan.Ransom.ByteLocker (A) also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 00527aaa1 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Diztakun.4!c
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
ALYac	Trojan.Ransom.ScreenLocker
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_80% (W)
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Diztakun.50689bd2
K7GW	Trojan ( 00527aaa1 )
Cybereason	malicious.1bd780
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/LockScreen.XP
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	Trojan.Win32.Diztakun.bgnk
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.30353041
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Diztakun.eyejkt
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.30353041
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Diztakun.Edxs
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.30353041
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	Malware@#ziqfa3fvzs8h
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34050.bm0@aGzr2Ih
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PGO21
McAfee-GW-Edition	Ransomware-GJS!8E848121BD78
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.30353041
Emsisoft	Trojan.Ransom.ByteLocker (A)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan.Diztakun.ddk
Avira	TR/Diztakun.ofeiu
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_98%
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.248EC2C
Microsoft	Backdoor:Win32/Bladabindi!ml
ZoneAlarm	Trojan.Win32.Diztakun.bgnk
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.30353041
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.Ransom.C2442877
McAfee	Ransomware-GJS!8E848121BD78
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0PGO21
Ikarus	Trojan.MSIL.LockScreen
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/LockScreen.XP!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Diztakun.HgAASS0A

How to remove Trojan.Ransom.ByteLocker (A)?

Trojan.Ransom.ByteLocker (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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