Ransom.Black

Spectating the Ransom.Black detection name usually means that your system is in big danger. This virus can correctly be named as ransomware – sort of malware which ciphers your files and asks you to pay for their decryption. Removing it requires some peculiar steps that must be done as soon as possible.

Ransom.Black detection is a virus detection you can spectate in your system. It generally appears after the provoking activities on your PC – opening the untrustworthy e-mail, clicking the advertisement in the Web or mounting the program from unreliable resources. From the instance it appears, you have a short time to take action until it starts its malicious activity. And be sure – it is better not to wait for these malicious actions.

What is Ransom.Black virus?

Ransom.Black is ransomware-type malware. It looks for the documents on your computer, ciphers it, and then asks you to pay the ransom for receiving the decryption key. Besides making your files inaccessible, this malware also does a lot of harm to your system. It alters the networking setups in order to avoid you from checking out the removal guides or downloading the antivirus. In some cases, Ransom.Black can additionally stop the launching of anti-malware programs.

Ransom.Black Summary

In summary, Ransom.Black malware activities in the infected computer are next:

  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Binary compilation timestomping detected;
  • Ciphering the files kept on the victim’s disk drives — so the victim cannot check these documents;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of security tools
  • 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 hazardous virus for both individual users and businesses. The algorithms used in Ransom.Black (generally, 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 already exists, and possibly will exist. But that virus does not do all these bad things immediately – it may take up to a few hours to cipher all of your files. Thus, seeing the Ransom.Black detection is a clear signal that you have to start the elimination process.

Where did I get the Ransom.Black?

Typical methods of Ransom.Black spreading are standard for all other ransomware variants. Those are one-day landing sites where victims are offered to download and install the free software, so-called bait e-mails and hacktools. Bait e-mails are a pretty new tactic in malware distribution – you receive the email that mimics some regular notifications about shipments or bank service conditions modifications. Inside of the e-mail, there is a corrupted MS Office file, or a web link which opens the exploit landing page.

Malicious email spam

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

Preventing it looks fairly easy, however, still demands a lot of attention. Malware can hide in different spots, and it is better to stop it even before it invades your system than to rely upon an anti-malware program. Standard cybersecurity knowledge is just an important item in the modern-day world, even if your interaction with a PC stays on YouTube videos. That can keep you a great deal of money and time which you would certainly spend while trying to find a solution.

Ransom.Black malware technical details

File Info:

name: 60BC9418A2407E0C31A3.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/27c8c344506b92cb4ad4cd46a663091947218d2281c519435fb9b6906cb944c5crc32: 3B2C7ECEmd5: 60bc9418a2407e0c31a379a47cf9feabsha1: fa6ffd5599c0eb156c8b4164f547c8605635be5asha256: 27c8c344506b92cb4ad4cd46a663091947218d2281c519435fb9b6906cb944c5sha512: 6572c26be2061dcd657e343a53d56b2b6192f546634a6a45264a96232986983797061242e16e4b203b131dd6c54e05e8d62df288f5ff12b39e1afc527f6d714assdeep: 768:a3OeZfFdRaxxeOy7C4yi66XjEyKXtItYcFwVc6K:tuRax0O4p6lyAtkwVcltype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T140C3FEAA63C9C026C465D275E412B4363B222CFB8874F2153D59B3576E72FE305CAB1Bsha3_384: 6e50891b334facaa5f35983c7291ed149386f3afcb09a613542fd4755b242ce422174514a00d2a0c79f3f91ec6668acbep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000timestamp: 2075-11-26 01:31:07

Version Info:

Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0Comments: CompanyName: FileDescription: launcher2.0FileVersion: 1.0.0.0InternalName: DCQPKX.exeLegalCopyright: Copyright © 2020LegalTrademarks: OriginalFilename: DCQPKX.exeProductName: launcher2.0ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

Ransom.Black also known as:

Elastic malicious (high confidence)
ClamAV Win.Packed.Bulz-9831654-0
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.YakbeexMSIL.ZZ4
ALYac Gen:Heur.Variadic.A.173.1
K7GW Trojan ( 700000121 )
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 700000121 )
Cyren W32/FakeDoc.AQ.gen!Eldorado
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/TrojanDownloader.Agent.GZD
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Cynet Malicious (score: 99)
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Diss.gen
BitDefender Gen:Heur.Variadic.A.173.1
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Heur.Variadic.A.173.1
Rising Ransom.Agent!1.CE85 (CLASSIC)
Ad-Aware Gen:Heur.Variadic.A.173.1
Sophos Mal/Dloadr-CE
F-Secure Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1203170
DrWeb Trojan.Encoder.34359
McAfee-GW-Edition GenericRXMM-SO!60BC9418A240
FireEye Generic.mg.60bc9418a2407e0c
Emsisoft Gen:Heur.Variadic.A.173.1 (B)
Ikarus Trojan-Downloader.MSIL.Agent
GData Gen:Heur.Variadic.A.173.1
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1203170
MAX malware (ai score=86)
Arcabit Trojan.Variadic.A.173.1
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
AhnLab-V3 Malware/Win32.RL_Generic.C4228596
McAfee GenericRXMM-SO!60BC9418A240
Malwarebytes Ransom.Black
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet MSIL/Agent.HGV!tr.ransom
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34182.hm0@aG1RLxl
AVG Win32:MalwareX-gen [Trj]
Cybereason malicious.8a2407

How to remove Ransom.Black?

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.

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