Ransom • Trojan

What is “VHO:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Encoder”?

The VHO:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Encoder 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 VHO:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Encoder virus can do?

Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine VHO:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Encoder?


File Info:
crc32: 865441F0
md5: e8f8e4eb0d2c03f0b12fb1cf09932bbd
name: E8F8E4EB0D2C03F0B12FB1CF09932BBD.mlw
sha1: 8ae409a74a209c304233ce6c6f778915fc59264f
sha256: 81411c9010f2adcb4758bac5ed6128d5a76b24689d477f6ed2c3003fd57e4f3b
sha512: cdc0babd979a9210a80764fb8a1911d45defe937a9454d7d16e6b9c6cb1617220f103a0ebeee7fdc961198e50ec645010bffc3f24581d39a43c9237a57a3f672
ssdeep: 1536:4/M9WTLNHlHgp4YdZxInmGY4rzHoN9Od+nZYrur7H1x2vMsqj:ZMTLl+xcmGVYN9Od+n6Kr7Hvsqj
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright:  
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: cgpshare.exe
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
FileDescription:  
OriginalFilename: cgpshare.exe

VHO:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Encoder also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.EncoderNET.31368
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cybereason	malicious.b0d2c0
Cyren	W32/MSIL_Thanos.A.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Ransom.Thanos
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Filecoder.Thanos.A
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky	VHO:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Encoder.gen
BitDefender	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
Ad-Aware	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
Sophos	ML/PE-A + Troj/Kryptik-YI
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1139343
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.B2E612D71F
TrendMicro	Ransom.MSIL.THANOS.SM
McAfee-GW-Edition	Ransom-Thanos!E8F8E4EB0D2C
FireEye	Generic.mg.e8f8e4eb0d2c03f0
Emsisoft	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1139343
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_97%
Microsoft	Ransom:MSIL/Thanos.DC!MTB
Arcabit	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
GData	Trojan.MSIL.Basic.6.Gen
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.RL_Generic.C4295463
McAfee	Ransom-Thanos!E8F8E4EB0D2C
MAX	malware (ai score=80)
TrendMicro-HouseCall	Ransom.MSIL.THANOS.SM
Ikarus	Trojan-Ransom.Thanos
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	MSIL/Thanos.A!tr.ransom
AVG	Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Generic.HwMAn74A

How to remove VHO:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Encoder?

VHO:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Encoder 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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