About “Trojan.Ransom.CryptoLocker.A” infection

The Trojan.Ransom.CryptoLocker.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 Trojan.Ransom.CryptoLocker.A virus can do?

• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• A process created a hidden window
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Performs some HTTP requests
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Looks up the external IP address
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Attempts to remove evidence of file being downloaded from the Internet
• Attempts to delete volume shadow copies
• Deletes its original binary from disk
• Network activity contains more than one unique useragent.
• Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
• Exhibits possible ransomware file modification behavior
• Writes a potential ransom message to disk
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Creates a copy of itself
• Connects to Tor Hidden Services through a Tor gateway
• Creates a known TeslaCrypt/AlphaCrypt ransomware decryption instruction / key file.
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities

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How to determine Trojan.Ransom.CryptoLocker.A?

File Info:
crc32: 54741440md5: 2180426c7d40ef4b287bb894d753be3bname: 2180426C7D40EF4B287BB894D753BE3B.mlwsha1: 20e67620f7225a1531f383aaab83f3ae2c1e1a94sha256: fc2bb3088b68c51497dddd0799c35e12bf9a7ca5444203eef88923ae5d5c6dafsha512: c922385d67dfb665ab539ac0b74a47e876811f7ee0264ea64c464856cfe805b7fe29829ce4be6d1b452543e2bbc2ea16c2fe7f047d9d34410c9295b7a3aa767essdeep: 3072:6yClMImfob0axwg8TXWWWhP+DschgLdxV5giX2:3CMIaLTyIDYrTltype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2015InternalName: scanFileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1ProductName: 123asdasdProductVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1FileDescription: 123asdasdOriginalFilename: 123asdasdTranslation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Trojan.Ransom.CryptoLocker.A also known as:

How to remove Trojan.Ransom.CryptoLocker.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.