Ransom Trojan

Should I remove “Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Zerber.dapq”?

Malware Removal

The Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Zerber.dapq 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.Win32.Zerber.dapq virus can do?

  • Executable code extraction
  • Injection (inter-process)
  • Injection (Process Hollowing)
  • Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (4 unique times)
  • Creates RWX memory
  • A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Creates an excessive number of UDP connection attempts to external IP addresses
  • Performs some HTTP requests
  • Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking
  • Attempts to modify desktop wallpaper
  • Exhibits behavior characteristic of Cerber ransomware
  • Attempts to execute a binary from a dead or sinkholed URL
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
  • Writes a potential ransom message to disk
  • EternalBlue behavior
  • Attempts to modify proxy settings
  • Attempts to access Bitcoin/ALTCoin wallets
  • Generates some ICMP traffic
  • Collects information to fingerprint the system
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

Related domains:

z.whorecord.xyz
a.tomx.xyz
api.blockcypher.com
btc.blockr.io
bitaps.com
chain.so
ocsp.digicert.com
p27dokhpz2n7nvgr.1j9r76.top

How to determine Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Zerber.dapq?


File Info:

crc32: EF332181
md5: e0091ce9417fe794ac007018b129b037
name: E0091CE9417FE794AC007018B129B037.mlw
sha1: 115531d11947bf86226279de97dcda3f25ee9470
sha256: d3d56e929ecaa716bfb49a115fc0c8b3f6123c7aa7964c53100576fee8565891
sha512: 6b836b2c393c179f715c47b48147b01bcc3af67485ce19df9d4cc4786116d30853ae3a1bff3f18ca0ca6ddcd4be73e0aa0846cb621246ebeb342be28a8b346dc
ssdeep: 6144:z28A9s6seYeRVwIgI3BHiRhltliI/ZKkYQuoUpAfxKfgQL8W54F:S8T6DRR3BH4hBiI/ZKkY1npAfxKfVNO
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Zerber.dapq also known as:

BkavW32.AIDetect.malware2
K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 00508c411 )
LionicTrojan.Win32.Zerber.j!c
Elasticmalicious (high confidence)
DrWebTrojan.MulDrop7.20997
CynetMalicious (score: 100)
ALYacTrojan.GenericKD.4600999
CylanceUnsafe
ZillyaTrojan.Zerber.Win32.1258
SangforSuspicious.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrikewin/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
K7GWTrojan ( 00508c411 )
Cybereasonmalicious.9417fe
CyrenW32/Cerber.UJMP-6182
SymantecRansom.Cerber
ESET-NOD32Win32/Filecoder.Cerber.G
APEXMalicious
AvastWin32:Malware-gen
ClamAVWin.Ransomware.Cerber-6284097-0
KasperskyTrojan-Ransom.Win32.Zerber.dapq
BitDefenderTrojan.GenericKD.4600999
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Zerber.emmskf
MicroWorld-eScanTrojan.GenericKD.4600999
TencentWin32.Trojan.Raas.Auto
Ad-AwareTrojan.GenericKD.4600999
SophosML/PE-A + Mal/Cerber-Z
ComodoMalware@#1sa6urunk0sba
BitDefenderThetaGen:NN.ZedlaF.34142.cu4@a4@bJ7ai
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.Generic.dc
FireEyeGeneric.mg.e0091ce9417fe794
EmsisoftTrojan-Ransom.Cerber (A)
SentinelOneStatic AI – Suspicious PE
WebrootW32.Trojan.Gen
AviraHEUR/AGEN.1116898
eGambitGeneric.Malware
KingsoftWin32.Troj.Generic_a.a.(kcloud)
MicrosoftRansom:Win32/Cerber!rfn
ArcabitTrojan.Generic.D4634A7
ZoneAlarmTrojan-Ransom.Win32.Zerber.dapq
GDataTrojan.GenericKD.4600999
TACHYONRansom/W32.Cerber.242718
AhnLab-V3Trojan/Win32.Cerber.C1857053
McAfeeArtemis!E0091CE9417F
MAXmalware (ai score=100)
VBA32Trojan-Ransom.Zerber
PandaTrj/CI.A
RisingTrojan.Generic@ML.91 (RDML:F9nhr6FstkU8v0gMLRyOxQ)
YandexTrojan.Injector!JrCtpuRFHuc
FortinetW32/Injector.DMNI!tr
AVGWin32:Malware-gen
Paloaltogeneric.ml

How to remove Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Zerber.dapq?

Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Zerber.dapq 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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