Malware

About “Win32/Filecoder.Q” infection

Malware Removal

The Win32/Filecoder.Q 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 Win32/Filecoder.Q virus can do?

  • The executable is compressed using UPX
  • Mimics the file times of a Windows system file
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
  • Writes a potential ransom message to disk
  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
  • Creates a copy of itself

How to determine Win32/Filecoder.Q?


File Info:

crc32: 1B176430
md5: b3e769ee6f6a8c7235e6a334970b4be7
name: B3E769EE6F6A8C7235E6A334970B4BE7.mlw
sha1: 874efec4089e2b06d5c2d513e23ff4956338f778
sha256: b78f9b3825807e15b54214ed17bfda2936786424aaac396b9cd88e36c1fe4b2d
sha512: 8712f39b7ea9f2c56ceee6eca1e5fde9339fc6320658d226c19328830ab49a11e081e51283653b0c9bc045817bce57930c2010d2f64c36f17fa5d5ac149d9672
ssdeep: 3072:OUQfoiWi/0bKmewYsPoFXwKKRLCGFO2jU3:ugiWi/0bKme7O+SFFO2c
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Win32/Filecoder.Q also known as:

BkavW32.AIDetect.malware1
Elasticmalicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScanTrojan.Ransom.AIG
FireEyeGeneric.mg.b3e769ee6f6a8c72
CAT-QuickHealTrojan.Ransom.FO4
Qihoo-360Malware.Radar01.Gen
ALYacTrojan.Ransom.Xorist
CylanceUnsafe
VIPRETrojan.Win32.Ransom.fo (v)
SangforTrojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirusTrojan ( 005451b81 )
BitDefenderTrojan.Ransom.AIG
K7GWTrojan ( 005451b81 )
BitDefenderThetaGen:NN.ZexaF.34590.gmGfailPs0li
CyrenW32/Filecoder.Y.gen!Eldorado
SymantecRansom.CryptoTorLocker
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Filecoder.Q
BaiduWin32.Trojan.Filecoder.g
APEXMalicious
AvastFileRepMalware
ClamAVWin.Trojan.CryptoTorLocker2015-1
KasperskyTrojan-Ransom.Win32.Xorist.ln
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Xorist.dxuuhl
ViRobotTrojan.Win32.A.Xorist.1268736[UPX]
TencentTrojan.Win32.CryptoTorLocker2015.a
Ad-AwareTrojan.Ransom.AIG
EmsisoftTrojan.Ransom.AIG (B)
ComodoTrojWare.Win32.Kryptik.ER@4o1ar2
F-SecureTrojan.TR/Ransom.Xorist.EJ
DrWebTrojan.Encoder.94
ZillyaTrojan.Ransom.Win32.919
TrendMicroRansom_XORIST.SMA
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.Pluto.cm
SophosMal/Generic-R + Troj/Ransom-EY
IkarusTrojan-Ransom.Xorist
JiangminTrojan/Xorist.js
WebrootW32.Trojan.Ransom
AviraTR/Ransom.Xorist.EJ
MAXmalware (ai score=100)
Antiy-AVLTrojan[Ransom]/Win32.Xorist
MicrosoftRansom:Win32/Sorikrypt
ArcabitTrojan.Ransom.AIG
AhnLab-V3Trojan/Win32.Xorist.R25524
ZoneAlarmTrojan-Ransom.Win32.Xorist.ln
GDataWin32.Trojan-Ransom.Xorist.D
CynetMalicious (score: 100)
TotalDefenseWin32/Ransom.A!generic
McAfeeArtemis!B3E769EE6F6A
VBA32Hoax.Xorist
MalwarebytesRansom.Xorist
PandaTrj/RansomXor.A
TrendMicro-HouseCallRansom_XORIST.SMA
RisingRansom.Sorikrypt!8.8822 (CLOUD)
YandexTrojan.GenAsa!/o0pq2Faa4I
SentinelOneStatic AI – Malicious PE
eGambitUnsafe.AI_Score_99%
FortinetW32/Xorist.DD8C!tr.ransom
AVGFileRepMalware
Cybereasonmalicious.e6f6a8
Paloaltogeneric.ml
MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.121218.susgen

How to remove Win32/Filecoder.Q?

Win32/Filecoder.Q 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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