Should I remove “Ursu.5996”?

The Ursu.5996 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 Ursu.5996 virus can do?

Attempts to repeatedly call a single API many times in order to delay analysis time
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Ursu.5996?


File Info:
crc32: 1E52C38A
md5: 6f249ff71cd4059ef84eed5e4bed4e65
name: 6F249FF71CD4059EF84EED5E4BED4E65.mlw
sha1: bc347f408f7bad481b9e235a3b3dc13089023bc4
sha256: 92ea4b3e562112caa8cff77ab6bccea2049d1a8d85970080e04a1af65c3aa972
sha512: fece7804fb816b7e1d726f046b8dc0b39b593bcf422b3b97c0937bc5fa548e2fc91640579f4c2bddf6b5e9f31bbbca7c365d16470a950a7ada7a70be253decc0
ssdeep: 1536:jD7ftfkS5g9YOms+gZcQipICdXkNDqLLZX9lItVGL++eIOlnToIfbwKUGJOH:jfFfHgTWmCRkGbKGLeNTBfbBUGO
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: 666
InternalName: 666
FileVersion: 666
CompanyName: 666
PrivateBuild: 666
LegalTrademarks: 666
Comments: 666
ProductName: 666
SpecialBuild: 666
ProductVersion: 666
FileDescription: 666
OriginalFilename: 666
Translation: 0x0000 0x04e4

Ursu.5996 also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware1
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0052419b1 )
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Ursu.5996
Cylance	Unsafe
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Ursu.5996
K7GW	Trojan ( 0052419b1 )
Cybereason	malicious.71cd40
Cyren	W32/SchoolBoy.B.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32	BAT/BadJoke.H
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Ursu.5996
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Ursu.5996
Sophos	ML/PE-A
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34686.fu0@a8zjQne
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.nh
FireEye	Generic.mg.6f249ff71cd4059e
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Ursu.5996 (B)
Arcabit	Trojan.Ursu.D176C
GData	Win32.Trojan.PSE.1JRUNAH
TACHYON	Ransom/W32.FileCoder.92672
MAX	malware (ai score=84)
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#98% (RDMK:cmRtazoBM+dhQV+1igDozI3Fv6bC)
Ikarus	Trojan.PowerShell.Crypt
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen

How to remove Ursu.5996?

Ursu.5996 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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