Ransom Trojan

About “Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.N” infection

Malware Removal

The Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.N 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.Cerber.N virus can do?

  • Injection (inter-process)
  • Injection (Process Hollowing)
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.N?


File Info:

crc32: 44910599
md5: a2b939d0418e1e4618810c1df29556d3
name: A2B939D0418E1E4618810C1DF29556D3.mlw
sha1: 9c8983c24c573820c877f6c8f35232298d525386
sha256: 418f2794f2dcb62b47ea41cbaf662cf5d2907464be0f34d0e08eff7addae7a21
sha512: 42e445e993d6142280fb21a90338dc9886192f94bf3237dde869dbb7acba5b7f4b66aae5d96a3553f093613cc384db9303a54b0d0f44314d39da238b37e3133c
ssdeep: 12288:nSU8J05krnCpOGYwU/83uKPYyURgprz+jorN3yx:SUZ5ECpOay831PaSrztg
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2016
InternalName: erergerge.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.1
CompanyName: TODO:
ProductName: TODO:
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.1
FileDescription: TODO:
OriginalFilename: rgegggerge.exe
Translation: 0x040c 0x04b0

Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.N also known as:

BkavW32.AIDetect.malware1
K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 004f4e1e1 )
Elasticmalicious (high confidence)
DrWebTrojan.Encoder.3976
CynetMalicious (score: 100)
ALYacTrojan.Ransom.Cerber.N
CylanceUnsafe
ZillyaTrojan.Injector.Win32.649504
SangforTrojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrikewin/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
K7GWTrojan ( 004f4e1e1 )
Cybereasonmalicious.0418e1
BaiduWin32.Trojan.Kryptik.aoj
CyrenW32/Forucon.FVXI-4237
SymantecML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Injector.DCUV
APEXMalicious
AvastWin32:Malware-gen
ClamAVWin.Ransomware.Locky-7082270-0
KasperskyHEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefenderTrojan.Ransom.Cerber.N
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Tepfer.emcorv
ViRobotTrojan.Win32.Locky.223417
MicroWorld-eScanTrojan.Ransom.Cerber.N
TencentMalware.Win32.Gencirc.10bcf7b0
Ad-AwareTrojan.Ransom.Cerber.N
SophosMal/Generic-R + Mal/Isda-D
ComodoMalware@#3dd7ubgn2wxy2
F-SecureTrojan.TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
BitDefenderThetaGen:NN.ZexaF.34770.Lu3@ayo85Mam
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicroRansom_HPLOCKY.SM4
McAfee-GW-EditionGenericRXAH-XV!A2B939D0418E
FireEyeGeneric.mg.a2b939d0418e1e46
EmsisoftTrojan.Ransom.Cerber.N (B)
JiangminTrojan.Generic.briri
WebrootW32.Trojan.Gen
AviraTR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Generic.ASMalwS.19D8E72
MicrosoftTrojan:Win32/Dorv.D!rfn
ArcabitTrojan.Ransom.Cerber.N
ZoneAlarmHEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
GDataTrojan.Ransom.Cerber.N
AhnLab-V3Trojan/Win32.Locky.R185206
McAfeeGenericRXAH-XV!A2B939D0418E
MAXmalware (ai score=100)
VBA32Hoax.Locky
MalwarebytesRansom.Locky
PandaTrj/RansomCrypt.E
TrendMicro-HouseCallRansom_HPLOCKY.SM4
RisingMalware.Obscure/Heur!1.A89E (CLASSIC)
YandexTrojan.GenAsa!wo89Ways6jw
IkarusTrojan.Win32.Injector
FortinetW32/Generic.AP.10AE0!tr
AVGWin32:Malware-gen
Paloaltogeneric.ml
Qihoo-360Win32/Trojan.Dorv.HxQBEpsA

How to remove Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.N?

Trojan.Ransom.Cerber.N 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.

About the author

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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