About “Worm.Generic.524500” infection

The Worm.Generic.524500 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 Worm.Generic.524500 virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.

How to determine Worm.Generic.524500?


File Info:
crc32: 19D39A3B
md5: caa85c8e77dc6c2e7265064d3921e48c
name: CAA85C8E77DC6C2E7265064D3921E48C.mlw
sha1: 7afebec822463df56308c65ba48e0372f403ddc0
sha256: 1e3a4236c7621fe5550914e85f8454ccfd9d5bf0214a7258e213c8c27f6efd55
sha512: 9af92c1a3f5a54555ad1472653af78093ab45c4c30aa98913e5495ef01a644f5a07864ca926a69854197ad8b3c4db8cfd2a85ff9990067d0c2e1cab68f914d64
ssdeep: 6144:JaKMSD4Yuaegp0yN90QE9Jc1tUaedm+vGxkjwFNC8caU:0K3D4lasy90DJBbHv5jwFU
type: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: xa9 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
InternalName: Wextract                
FileVersion: 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
CompanyName: Microsoft Corporation
ProductName: Windowsxae Internet Explorer
ProductVersion: 8.00.7600.16385
FileDescription: Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor                                           
OriginalFilename: WEXTRACT.EXE            .MUI
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

Worm.Generic.524500 also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Worm.Generic.524500
FireEye	Generic.mg.caa85c8e77dc6c2e
ALYac	Worm.Generic.524500
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Wacatac.C
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0047e6681 )
BitDefender	Worm.Generic.524500
K7GW	Trojan ( 0047e6681 )
Symantec	Trojan.Gen
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Agent.EW
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.fyxu
Alibaba	Ransom:Win32/Blocker.e65f5fb3
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Agent.dhtirm
Rising	Ransom.Blocker!8.12A (CLOUD)
Ad-Aware	Worm.Generic.524500
TACHYON	Ransom/W32.Xorist.307200
Emsisoft	Worm.Generic.524500 (B)
Comodo	Malware@#118ki26e6y598
F-Secure	Trojan.TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen2
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Dropper.fc
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Ikarus	Trojan.Dropper.MSIL2
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.105197893.susgen
Avira	TR/Dropper.MSIL.Gen2
Antiy-AVL	Trojan[Ransom]/Win32.Blocker
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Ymacco.AA1E
Arcabit	Worm.Generic.D800D4
ZoneAlarm	Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.fyxu
GData	Worm.Generic.524500
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
McAfee	Artemis!CAA85C8E77DC
MAX	malware (ai score=86)
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware/Suspicious
Panda	Trj/Chgt.K
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Blocker.Tayq
Yandex	Trojan.Blocker!T7vsZ2VZZbg
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious SFX
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Fortinet	MSIL/Agent.EW!worm
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Ransom.813

How to remove Worm.Generic.524500?

Worm.Generic.524500 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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