What is “Win64/Filecoder.LockFile.A”?

The Win64/Filecoder.LockFile.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 Win64/Filecoder.LockFile.A virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
The executable is compressed using UPX

How to determine Win64/Filecoder.LockFile.A?


File Info:
crc32: 2EBA083F
md5: ef37842fc159631f9dd8f94c5e05a674
name: EF37842FC159631F9DD8F94C5E05A674.mlw
sha1: 07e19dd6f2b5ebe86614251860a067012d2a0ce9
sha256: a926fe9fc32e645bdde9656470c7cd005b21590cda222f72daf854de9ffc4fe0
sha512: e45235cea10568547a0cf9b3c3d5550eb76a67ebd950dad17bbd4fb1e441c9f904e7c6c0e268e1a8a8d6374de229bd0f096f4b45983febf6237987823ced00a4
ssdeep: 6144:q84ShNQins7eZ1u/aoRO45tnP9YZB9sMR:q8RvQnWc1O45tn1ohR
type: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win64/Filecoder.LockFile.A also known as:

Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.37463413
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Save.a
Cybereason	malicious.6f2b5e
Symantec	Ransom.Lockfile!gm1
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/Filecoder.LockFile.A
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win64:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Kaspersky	Trojan-Ransom.Win32.GenericCryptor.lif
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.37463413
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.37463413
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.37463413
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.BadFile.dc
FireEye	Generic.mg.ef37842fc159631f
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.37463413 (B)
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1140227
Microsoft	Ransom:Win64/FileCoder!MSR
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.37463413
McAfee	Artemis!EF37842FC159
MAX	malware (ai score=89)
Malwarebytes	Ransom.FileCryptor
Panda	Trj/DLLRansomware.A
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
AVG	Win64:MalwareX-gen [Trj]

How to remove Win64/Filecoder.LockFile.A?

Win64/Filecoder.LockFile.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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