Win32/Packed.VMProtect.AJ suspicious malicious file

The Win32/Packed.VMProtect.AJ suspicious 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.

What Win32/Packed.VMProtect.AJ suspicious virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE
• Creates RWX memory
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
• The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is likely packed with VMProtect
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Tries to suspend Cuckoo threads to prevent logging of malicious activity
• CAPE detected the VMProtectStub malware family

How to determine Win32/Packed.VMProtect.AJ suspicious?

File Info:
name: B36536B44361F7275672.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/3030bdaf86c6cc2f34542e8467eebbc851cb670a40fd7d7a080e556d6cd02388crc32: 89822762md5: b36536b44361f72756722652e3b9bdfasha1: 15c86b15859212d8deb41f1efeeeb4e78c666f0esha256: 3030bdaf86c6cc2f34542e8467eebbc851cb670a40fd7d7a080e556d6cd02388sha512: 466f6b6825ec52e5c8bcda7a012b9bdb640c62e23c9673560be5ea8d301b9d640572f2029fb2d5f1d53cc9e8248a5685a892d5de46c54960eefa9ea7450fa80bssdeep: 24576:kbBPX9lQswWG9ITRykIrD/mipePSKikHfz9Y6y84Gnvc8nwgvYQO9zo3kGF:kl/9GsW9ITgXLpxFkHfz9YQK8nwNQKtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T129550181E7683817CBC398F5BD96719EE00F8F00B7C5894E9362BB2970E99D365D10ACsha3_384: a891663a5312552e6dee596443d69b1d7ad351a33d89aca6b4cf685a57c2a97a095b7ae029b203e700ed11033d184719ep_bytes: 60882424e913910d00e2a62878890200timestamp: 2019-10-13 22:13:44
Version Info:
FileDescription: FileVersion: 1.1.31.01InternalName: LegalCopyright: OriginalFilename: ProductName: ProductVersion: 1.1.31.01Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

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How to remove Win32/Packed.VMProtect.AJ suspicious?

• 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.