Should I remove “Win32/RiskWare.KnownBe4.A”?

The Win32/RiskWare.KnownBe4.A 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/RiskWare.KnownBe4.A virus can do?

Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/RiskWare.KnownBe4.A?


File Info:
crc32: 28BD2190
md5: 7132f303351683c21c09c062cbfa989b
name: 7132F303351683C21C09C062CBFA989B.mlw
sha1: eb7202cc16151ee5c62082e5463a87269f507c76
sha256: 3571811768b6adea7d9001d49cdb67ee3df67ab641130c7593bbc1c58a3f0365
sha512: 306af90ecadfccc44a596d3bfc57820841c67b40d4320e14462ed2e59f55f53421939deb31f2d50707083a1e71e155f466a5028c9321011818688fc1fd3aa2e8
ssdeep: 3072:uyjW/0PwxdkyBCNR1n6uwcToe+13Wy9tsqlij:3jWcPyC4koXA
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win32/RiskWare.KnownBe4.A also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.45603110
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.45603110
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.Riskware
McAfee	Artemis!7132F3033516
Cylance	Unsafe
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.GenericKD.45603110
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.45603110
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34608.guX@a8PROzfi
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Fasem.a
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Fasem.j!c
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.45603110
Zillya	Trojan.Fasem.Win32.106
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.ch
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.45603110 (B)
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D2B7D926
AhnLab-V3	Malware/Win32.Generic.C4312867
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Fasem.a
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.45603110
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/RiskWare.KnownBe4.A
VBA32	TrojanRansom.Fasem
MAX	malware (ai score=87)
Malwarebytes	Generic.Trojan.Malicious.DDS
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H09AP21
Yandex	Trojan.GenAsa!a+nbFirL/D4
Fortinet	Riskware/Fasem
Qihoo-360	Win32/Ransom.Generic.HgIASQUA
Cybereason	malicious.335168

How to remove Win32/RiskWare.KnownBe4.A?

Win32/RiskWare.KnownBe4.A 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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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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