Should I remove “Trojan.Winlock.1255”?

The Trojan.Winlock.1255 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.Winlock.1255 virus can do?

Creates RWX memory
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Trojan.Winlock.1255?


File Info:
crc32: 40040153
md5: 73c257e217253ca3a4f8134975362c88
name: 73C257E217253CA3A4F8134975362C88.mlw
sha1: 8688b952b110e60e9aff49ed91cd58205d31cd4a
sha256: 050f47b19acef15d272c530ce330ba7f034a1627147f1ae1e7731957a79e0993
sha512: aeceb6874853d82b8855a3f54eb206a31a2cbce04af8e78ea06fa3149c5d6d06070b84d6988bbd7532d7c75cceda66637e27711a8e0a471aee688be85446d486
ssdeep: 6144:WyVCX/YJVXmla39OaQvweBdYoaJYFdVL0ni3IbNLonCtXPXdy/SnhCx8ZSSLQvz:HVCXgJVXmlGupdsiC1tXQhx4LQvDZsi
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Trojan.Winlock.1255 also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 7000000f1 )
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.PornoAsset.lr4z
DrWeb	Trojan.Winlock.4178
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.Generic.Win32.211836
Alibaba	Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.1d64827a
K7GW	Trojan ( 7000000f1 )
Cyren	W32/LockScreen.D.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:LockScreen-DD [Trj]
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Winlock.beqiij
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Generic.Aiic
Comodo	Malware@#ddofd17tsplx
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZelphiF.34126.YGW@aaxtdaoc
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Worm.cm
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1105452
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_59%
Microsoft	Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.BW
SUPERAntiSpyware	Trojan.Agent/Gen-Lockscreen
McAfee	Artemis!73C257E21725
VBA32	Trojan.Winlock.1255
Malwarebytes	Malware.AI.4135339759
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!zk6hAo5JAE0
Ikarus	Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Clons
AVG	Win32:LockScreen-DD [Trj]

How to remove Trojan.Winlock.1255?

Trojan.Winlock.1255 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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