PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A

Seeing the PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A detection usually means that your system is in big danger. This malware can correctly be named as ransomware – sort of malware which encrypts your files and forces you to pay for their decryption. Deleteing it requires some unusual steps that must be taken as soon as possible.

PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A detection is a virus detection you can spectate in your computer. It often appears after the provoking procedures on your computer – opening the dubious e-mail, clicking the banner in the Internet or mounting the program from unreliable resources. From the second it appears, you have a short time to act until it begins its harmful action. And be sure – it is much better not to wait for these malicious actions.

What is PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A virus?

PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A Summary

Summarizingly, PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A malware actions in the infected PC are next:

  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected;
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content;
  • .NET file is packed/obfuscated with Confuser;
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Unusual version info supplied for binary;
  • Ciphering the documents kept on the victim’s disk drive — so the victim cannot open these files;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of anti-virus apps
  • Blocking the launching of installation files of anti-malware programs

Ransomware has actually been a nightmare for the last 4 years. It is hard to realize a more damaging malware for both individuals and businesses. The algorithms used in PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A (usually, RHA-1028 or AES-256) are not hackable – with minor exclusions. To hack it with a brute force, you need more time than our galaxy currently exists, and possibly will exist. However, that virus does not do all these terrible things instantly – it can take up to several hours to cipher all of your documents. Thus, seeing the PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A detection is a clear signal that you should start the elimination process.

Where did I get the PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A?

Usual tactics of PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A spreading are standard for all other ransomware variants. Those are one-day landing web pages where victims are offered to download and install the free app, so-called bait emails and hacktools. Bait e-mails are a pretty modern method in malware distribution – you get the email that imitates some regular notifications about shippings or bank service conditions modifications. Within the email, there is an infected MS Office file, or a web link which leads to the exploit landing site.

Malicious email spam

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

Preventing it looks quite uncomplicated, however, still demands a lot of focus. Malware can hide in different spots, and it is far better to prevent it even before it invades your system than to depend on an anti-malware program. Common cybersecurity awareness is just an important thing in the modern-day world, even if your interaction with a computer remains on YouTube videos. That can keep you a great deal of time and money which you would certainly spend while searching for a solution.

PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A malware technical details

File Info:

name: 8E0031895C2209C0D2F1.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/0aaedd52a5c321135b1ae8bc8a4a44b56c8045b3d7ec1654975b880b18da9ee9crc32: 93E7025Dmd5: 8e0031895c2209c0d2f176e4b917e3b5sha1: b43ba8cd892676aecf6ac5654581ac0cb2402071sha256: 0aaedd52a5c321135b1ae8bc8a4a44b56c8045b3d7ec1654975b880b18da9ee9sha512: 6d818fc2394dadf5b5fee34ce70aa9c0d7cb51d74b28d8b6c2f6c3e9730c6dfd18b4ed4797963edac23b63a4218c6006cc3e317243c219c4c8b60e230f090eefssdeep: 12288:9FwKZIosLHL0FRg4bEmk5fUlEwr3HX+nbpt:9oF3KRpb/k5fyEaHMvtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1DA942347941E65ACD4352E7B070FDB6909AA7026128AF11FFF1D35A21C0E372F9A8763sha3_384: acae9d20b2897acb1312abec03149db0d970adcd74891b9560e3868828320a25abd66a7e8c3bb061e84af2962b94d49aep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000timestamp: 2020-11-02 04:34:40

Version Info:

Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0Comments: CompanyName: FileDescription: Command line performance monitorFileVersion: 10.0.18362.1InternalName: TypePerf.exeLegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.LegalTrademarks: OriginalFilename: TypePerf.exeProductName: Microsoft® Windows® Operating SystemProductVersion: 10.0.18362.1Assembly Version: 10.0.18362.1

PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A also known as:

Elastic malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Bulz.205218
FireEye Generic.mg.8e0031895c2209c0
McAfee Artemis!8E0031895C22
Cylance Unsafe
Zillya Trojan.Generic.Win32.1274374
Sangfor Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus Password-Stealer ( 004d8d6a1 )
Alibaba Trojan:Win32/RansomX.e94e2942
K7GW Password-Stealer ( 004d8d6a1 )
Cybereason malicious.95c220
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34114.zm0@a0JI5No
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/PSW.CoinStealer.AA
Paloalto generic.ml
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Bulz.205218
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.CoinStealer.ifbzpt
Avast Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Generic.Eawu
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Bulz.205218
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Bulz.205218 (B)
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.gc
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
APEX Malicious
GData Gen:Variant.Bulz.205218
Avira TR/PSW.CoinStealer.tfruj
MAX malware (ai score=84)
Microsoft PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.CoinStealer.C4224116
VBA32 TScope.Trojan.MSIL
ALYac Gen:Variant.Bulz.205218
Malwarebytes Trojan.BitCoinStealer
Ikarus Trojan.Bladabindi
Rising Malware.Obfus/[email protected] (RDM.MSIL:nRYU8rk+IIAI/LH+x29lDw)
Yandex Trojan.Agent!G8cMc+R9ISM
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
Fortinet W32/Generic.AA!tr
AVG Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)

How to remove PWS:Win32/Ymacco.AA0A?

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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.

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