Malware.Heuristic.2046 Virus Removal

Seeing the Malware.Heuristic.2046 detection name usually means that your PC is in big danger. This malware can correctly be identified as ransomware – type of malware which ciphers your files and forces you to pay for their decryption. Stopping it requires some peculiar steps that must be done as soon as possible.

Malware.Heuristic.2046 detection is a malware detection you can spectate in your system. It usually appears after the preliminary activities on your PC – opening the untrustworthy email messages, clicking the banner in the Internet or installing the program from suspicious sources. From the instance it appears, you have a short time to do something about it before it starts its harmful action. And be sure – it is better not to await these harmful effects.

What is Malware.Heuristic.2046 virus?

Malware.Heuristic.2046 is ransomware-type malware. It looks for the documents on your disks, ciphers it, and then asks you to pay the ransom for receiving the decryption key. Besides making your documents locked, this virus additionally does a ton of harm to your system. It modifies the networking settings in order to prevent you from checking out the removal manuals or downloading the antivirus. In some cases, Malware.Heuristic.2046 can additionally block the launching of anti-malware programs.

Malware.Heuristic.2046 Summary

In summary, Malware.Heuristic.2046 malware activities in the infected PC are next:

  • Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking;
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality;
  • Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.;
  • Reads data out of its own binary image;
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content;
  • Drops a binary and executes it;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing);
  • Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process);
  • Exhibits behavior characteristic of Alphacrypt/Teslacrypt ransomware;
  • CAPE detected the embedded win api malware family;
  • Attempts to identify installed AV products by registry key;
  • Creates a copy of itself;
  • Deletes executed files from disk;
  • Attempts to ensure mapped drives are available from an elevated prompt or process with UAC enabled;
  • Creates a known TeslaCrypt/AlphaCrypt ransomware decryption instruction / key file.;
  • Anomalous binary characteristics;
  • Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities;
  • Yara detections observed in process dumps, payloads or dropped files;
  • Ciphering the files located on the target’s disk — so the victim cannot open these documents;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of anti-malware programs
  • Blocking the launching of installation files of anti-virus apps

Ransomware has been a headache for the last 4 years. It is hard to realize a more hazardous virus for both individual users and companies. The algorithms used in Malware.Heuristic.2046 (typically, RHA-1028 or AES-256) are not hackable – with minor exclusions. To hack it with a brute force, you need to have more time than our galaxy actually exists, and possibly will exist. But that malware does not do all these unpleasant things instantly – it can require up to a few hours to cipher all of your documents. Thus, seeing the Malware.Heuristic.2046 detection is a clear signal that you have to begin the clearing process.

Where did I get the Malware.Heuristic.2046?

Usual methods of Malware.Heuristic.2046 distribution are common for all other ransomware examples. Those are one-day landing web pages where users are offered to download the free program, so-called bait emails and hacktools. Bait e-mails are a relatively modern method in malware distribution – you receive the e-mail that mimics some normal notifications about shippings or bank service conditions modifications. Inside of the e-mail, there is a malicious MS Office file, or a link which leads to the exploit landing site.

Malicious email spam

Malicious email message. This one tricks you to open the phishing website.

Avoiding it looks pretty easy, but still needs a lot of focus. Malware can hide in different places, and it is much better to stop it even before it gets into your PC than to depend on an anti-malware program. Essential cybersecurity awareness is just an important thing in the modern-day world, even if your relationship with a computer remains on YouTube videos. That may save you a great deal of time and money which you would spend while looking for a fix guide.

Malware.Heuristic.2046 malware technical details

File Info:

name: 07C130E11A986C0E7B48.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/92c65edc698a226274b070fd96d778ab5c77a48f0bc8d9fcea8a99b4b5bb45a2crc32: 32DD058Amd5: 07c130e11a986c0e7b48efeaa65c92acsha1: b230dce9d1b6a4cc11e6b3285946d176dd9f591fsha256: 92c65edc698a226274b070fd96d778ab5c77a48f0bc8d9fcea8a99b4b5bb45a2sha512: 5e618fc2aafe57ac428c86623cf4bffc43861377423aeab5890fda6cd7de030f3131628a85248abc77231164c620032f3a54ab78751696e5a0d866c94e831208ssdeep: 12288:legnxF98wTTaqIyn15/4lkns+3WS3Z7dbLgDzrr18egnxF98wTTaqIyn15/4lkn1:IgJ8cTa1yn1R6v+3Wqdd6ZlgJ8cTa1yztype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T165F49E185B73F495D1501AFB5229AFFB4F6DEF01AD3BE025253B9B2214A31A34ECD821sha3_384: 136c49223bc5a191cc2de63d9b8bc048ab3b073e1f014e3592a8d34e58b783266a93247ed94071d5f666c7ed2ab19ec3ep_bytes: 558bec6aff6868674b0068ec3f460064timestamp: 2005-09-04 10:58:57

Version Info:

Comments: LinkageCompanyName: Fluke CorporationFileDescription: Lacings Necropsy HarmonyFileVersion: 182, 241, 161, 214InternalName: JawsLegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2014LegalTrademarks: FunctionalitiesOriginalFilename: Mimicryl.EXEPrivateBuild: 58, 250, 112, 61ProductName: Invalidation LeavingsProductVersion: 240, 40, 125, 58SpecialBuild: 80, 42, 150, 129

Malware.Heuristic.2046 also known as:

Lionic Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Ransom.AOR
FireEye Generic.mg.07c130e11a986c0e
CAT-QuickHeal Ransom.Teslacrypt.OL4
Skyhigh Ransomware-FDS!07C130E11A98
McAfee Ransomware-FDS!07C130E11A98
Malwarebytes Malware.Heuristic.2046
Zillya Trojan.Injector.Win32.359875
Sangfor Suspicious.Win32.Save.ins
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0055dd191 )
Alibaba Ransom:Win32/Bitman.222d98d3
K7GW Trojan ( 0055dd191 )
Cybereason malicious.11a986
Baidu Win32.Trojan.Kryptik.qb
VirIT Trojan.Win32.Teslacrypt.AU
Symantec Ransom.TeslaCrypt
tehtris Generic.Malware
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Injector.CRRF
TrendMicro-HouseCall Ransom_HPLOCKY.SM1
Kaspersky Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman.hwn
BitDefender Trojan.Ransom.AOR
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Encoder.eabjka
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Dropper
Avast Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b9e0b6
Emsisoft Trojan.Ransom.AOR (B)
Google Detected
F-Secure Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1343167
DrWeb Trojan.Encoder.3756
VIPRE Trojan.Ransom.AOR
TrendMicro Ransom_HPLOCKY.SM1
Trapmine malicious.moderate.ml.score
Sophos Mal/Ransom-EK
Jiangmin Trojan.Bitman.fb
Webroot Trojan.Dropper.Gen
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1343167
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Kingsoft malware.kb.a.965
Microsoft Ransom:Win32/Tescrypt.A
Xcitium Malware@#28qqwwc741w1a
Arcabit Trojan.Ransom.AOR
ZoneAlarm Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman.hwn
GData Trojan.Ransom.AOR
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Teslacrypt.C1324700
VBA32 TrojanRansom.Bitman
ALYac Trojan.Ransom.AOR
MAX malware (ai score=94)
Cylance unsafe
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
Rising Trojan.Agent!1.A322 (CLASSIC)
Yandex Trojan.Injector!GqSy/b6sZtI
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Filecoder
Fortinet W32/Injector.CSAW!tr
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.36802.Vq0@amgaypb
AVG Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
DeepInstinct MALICIOUS
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

How to remove Malware.Heuristic.2046?

About the author

Robert Bailey

Security engineer focused on malware behavior, removal workflows, and Windows hardening. Robert reviews threat articles for practical accuracy, checking detection names, symptoms, and cleanup steps before publication.

Leave a Comment