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Win32/LockScreen.AEW removal guide

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What Win32/LockScreen.AEW virus can do?

A process created a hidden window
Performs some HTTP requests
Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
The executable is compressed using UPX
Executed a very long command line or script command which may be indicative of chained commands or obfuscation
Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
Attempts to restart the guest VM
Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

Related domains:

redirector.gvt1.com

r8—sn-bpb5oxu-3c2r.gvt1.com

update.googleapis.com

How to determine Win32/LockScreen.AEW?


File Info:
crc32: 3FB480ADmd5: 0bbb9a3a0193cf3efcc9f74d05d30a37name: 0BBB9A3A0193CF3EFCC9F74D05D30A37.mlwsha1: d0be7d381f2a1b2bfd8b8bf76855b6f00e3286f6sha256: affa2a44428def13a7c99764098d1b04daf0e59c1a30c825916b2d74eb6c839esha512: 7b4bb446a8501a2c675806523ac8cd291fd9893ff4145f50d2fdab44adea64fc5b5ec07ce8de3ccd45de464f06fd0c090c78fbcc6bd05cb0a433ae531b4a37d2ssdeep: 768:OBGazddESOuyd+CYwI7vt/ZMDLP8gDRgVCWtq+L5aSUuld/lVRGsJNNRXKN/QHX:tKESORxYwkvVZMXkxUuj/lVnLntype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/LockScreen.AEW also known as:

Bkav	W32.RansomTP.Fam.Trojan
Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.MulDrop.65360
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
CAT-QuickHeal	TrojanDropper.Wlock.AA6
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Palevo.6
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.HmBlocker.Win32.223
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Alibaba	Ransom:Win32/HmBlocker.b219924f
Cybereason	malicious.a0193c
Symantec	Trojan.Ransomlock.F
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/LockScreen.AEW
APEX	Malicious
Avast	FileRepMalware
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Hmblocker-85
Kaspersky	Trojan-Ransom.Win32.HmBlocker.cqb
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Palevo.6
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.HmBlocker.forpde
ViRobot	Trojan.Win32.A.HmBlocker.58880[UPX]
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Palevo.6
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b88df2
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Palevo.6
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Comodo	TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.Ransom.~J@465pje
BitDefenderTheta	AI:Packer.E1D68C351F
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Upatre.qc
FireEye	Generic.mg.0bbb9a3a0193cf3e
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Palevo.6 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin	Trojan/HmBlocker.abf
Webroot	W32.Malware.Gen
Avira	TR/Fraud.Gen2
Kingsoft	Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C
GData	Gen:Variant.Palevo.6
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.HmBlocker.R3256
McAfee	Artemis!0BBB9A3A0193
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
VBA32	BScope.Trojan.MulDrop
Panda	Trj/Genetic.gen
Rising	Trojan.Win32.Winlock.a (CLASSIC)
Yandex	Trojan.HmBlocker!isH9ZP7dgdY
Ikarus	Trojan-Ransom.HmBlocker
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.2588.susgen
Fortinet	W32/LockScreen.AFA!tr
AVG	FileRepMalware
Paloalto	generic.ml