How to remove “Win64/Packed.VMProtect.JK”?

The Win64/Packed.VMProtect.JK 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/Packed.VMProtect.JK virus can do?

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

How to determine Win64/Packed.VMProtect.JK?


File Info:
name: 1661DD80E65DB03892A2.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/165979ad866258bea037eee4bfcdf1e589f51593eb5674e5af395b34c75de09b
crc32: 5B17712C
md5: 1661dd80e65db03892a2172b71ef5f0f
sha1: 24b0c7c9a0a877581b03df3fd8d7a05bc477a7b6
sha256: 165979ad866258bea037eee4bfcdf1e589f51593eb5674e5af395b34c75de09b
sha512: 32ba19aa26e9c1ca55366d24cbcbf17a19b7228cbd7bf6ed110d7449006dcc772b3ff71c14a1a78fe42647f282b1efdba99aeedcd38620b2a33f2afda38cf701
ssdeep: 196608:VTHhEqYXURK5pd/JGSy0amo1HruWiiSQR8fxmjEJ5qaxx+Gh:VTHhEREU5jlydZHR8fxmjE59xx+e
type: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1698622FDA19433D8C40AC8385537EC48B1F6155F0BA989EDBADFBBC0AB6A410D546F06
sha3_384: 5a69187b22bb028b42e89fbd43f9b548888adcefd1ab316e9bba7993d80a0d9f983a6952ae3efa5ce0c0b3e37b9438e8
ep_bytes: 6882810651e8aeeb6e00ec070b9b2386
timestamp: 2020-03-17 18:30:44

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win64/Packed.VMProtect.JK also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.46249631
FireEye	Generic.mg.1661dd80e65db038
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.46249631
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 005617c51 )
Alibaba	Packed:Win64/VMProtect.6d68c726
K7GW	Trojan ( 005617c51 )
Cyren	W64/Trojan.PPHL-6084
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/Packed.VMProtect.JK
APEX	Malicious
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.46249631
Avast	Win64:Trojan-gen
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.46249631
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.46249631 (B)
Zillya	Trojan.VMProtect.Win64.5833
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0RLA21
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Generic.wc
Sophos	Mal/Generic-R + Mal/VMProtBad-A
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.46249631
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1201414
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
McAfee	Artemis!1661DD80E65D
MAX	malware (ai score=82)
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0RLA21
Ikarus	Trojan.Win64.Vmprotect
Fortinet	W32/VMProtBad.A!tr
AVG	Win64:Trojan-gen
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_70% (W)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen

How to remove Win64/Packed.VMProtect.JK?

Win64/Packed.VMProtect.JK 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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