Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A

Seeing the Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A detection means that your computer is in big danger. This virus can correctly be named as ransomware – sort of malware which encrypts your files and asks you to pay for their decryption. Deleteing it requires some unusual steps that must be done as soon as possible.

Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A detection is a virus detection you can spectate in your computer. It generally shows up after the preliminary procedures on your PC – opening the untrustworthy email messages, clicking the advertisement in the Web or installing the program from unreliable sources. From the instance it shows up, you have a short time to do something about it until it starts its destructive activity. And be sure – it is better not to wait for these harmful things.

What is Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A virus?

Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A is ransomware-type malware. It looks for the documents on your disk drives, encrypts it, and after that asks you to pay the ransom for receiving the decryption key. Besides making your files inaccessible, this malware also does a lot of damage to your system. It alters the networking setups in order to prevent you from reading the elimination tutorials or downloading the antivirus. In some cases, Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A can also prevent the setup of anti-malware programs.

Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A Summary

In summary, Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A ransomware actions in the infected PC are next:

  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • CAPE detected the Khonsari malware family;
  • Binary compilation timestomping detected;
  • Ciphering the documents kept on the target’s drives — so the victim cannot check these files;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of anti-malware apps
  • Blocking the launching of installation files of anti-malware programs

Ransomware has been a headache for the last 4 years. It is hard to picture a more harmful malware for both individuals and businesses. The algorithms utilized in Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A (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. However, that virus does not do all these terrible things instantly – it may take up to a few hours to cipher all of your documents. Therefore, seeing the Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A detection is a clear signal that you need to begin the clearing process.

Where did I get the Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A?

Usual ways of Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A injection are common for all other ransomware examples. Those are one-day landing web pages where users are offered to download and install the free software, so-called bait e-mails and hacktools. Bait e-mails are a relatively modern strategy in malware spreading – you get the email that imitates some regular notifications about deliveries or bank service conditions changes. Inside of the email, there is a malicious MS Office file, or a link which leads to the exploit landing page.

Malicious email spam

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

Preventing it looks fairly easy, but still requires tons of recognition. Malware can hide in various places, and it is much better to prevent it even before it goes into your PC than to rely upon an anti-malware program. Simple cybersecurity awareness is just an important thing in the modern world, even if your interaction with a PC stays on YouTube videos. That may save you a great deal of time and money which you would certainly spend while searching for a fix guide.

Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A malware technical details

File Info:

name: 6AC57A1E090E7ABDB9B7.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/f2e3f685256e5f31b05fc9f9ca470f527d7fdae28fa3190c8eba179473e20789crc32: 65A3A7B5md5: 6ac57a1e090e7abdb9b7212e058c43c6sha1: 0a1e239348a73b1a95ac1767c8afebe4b98cdeffsha256: f2e3f685256e5f31b05fc9f9ca470f527d7fdae28fa3190c8eba179473e20789sha512: 95748e2a5c90440206a815960eb864b787562d9dbe5d57a3279ef71d24143ff6f0f963925836623bfcb02914c0c0dea3cc0f731860c88101710659c445287a9essdeep: 384:uo95XKnTPKv8CtjGdcYprMRpEvA1SXs/177:phKTPCtF5SXst77type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T19942D60566A89736C2FA0F79CCA3875103B1D7A1D977CF1E3CC8A21A9C9274447936BAsha3_384: c613a77a556db0c8b11349accc7c0eacb82d9a667fa2557992763018990876881438dd06e78ba68faa7b8621034dcc23ep_bytes: ff250020400000000000000000000000timestamp: 2067-12-22 02:27:27

Version Info:

Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0Comments: CompanyName: FileDescription: FecitAntiquesFileVersion: 1.0.0.0InternalName: FecitAntiques.exeLegalCopyright: Copyright © 2021LegalTrademarks: OriginalFilename: FecitAntiques.exeProductName: FecitAntiquesProductVersion: 1.0.0.0Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A also known as:

Lionic Trojan.MSIL.Encoder.j!c
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb Trojan.EncoderNET.31
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.38255775
FireEye Generic.mg.6ac57a1e090e7abd
ALYac Trojan.Ransom.Filecoder
Sangfor Ransom.MSIL.Encoder.gen
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0058bc941 )
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.38255775
K7GW Trojan ( 0058bc941 )
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34160.am0@aqcMuqf
VirIT Ransom.Win32.Khonsari.DED
Cyren W32/Ransom.RVBX-1540
Symantec Ransom.Khonsari
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Filecoder.ANF
TrendMicro-HouseCall Ransom.MSIL.KHONSARI.YXBLN
Paloalto generic.ml
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Khonsari-9915806-0
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Encoder.gen
Alibaba Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.32ea6fea
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.S.Khonsari.12800
Rising Trojan.Generic/[email protected] (RDM.MSIL:VRn24xfNPr7HZHwyetYeZw)
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.38255775
Sophos Mal/Generic-R + Troj/Khonsari-A
Comodo Malware@#vh4pdgmvoxs8
F-Secure Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1109374
Zillya Trojan.Filecoder.Win32.21238
TrendMicro Ransom.MSIL.KHONSARI.YXBLN
McAfee-GW-Edition RDN/Ransom
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKD.38255775 (B)
Ikarus Trojan.SuspectCRC
Jiangmin Trojan.MSIL.alqnk
Webroot W32.Ransom.Khonsari
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1109374
MAX malware (ai score=100)
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASSuf.4192A
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Microsoft Ransom:MSIL/Khonsari.A
GData MSIL.Trojan-Ransom.Khonsari.A
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Ransomware/Win.Khonsari.R458604
McAfee RDN/Ransom
VBA32 TScope.Trojan.MSIL
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
APEX Malicious
Tencent Msil.Trojan.Encoder.Wsan
Yandex Trojan.Agent!0tKxNeW9714
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet MSIL/Filecoder.ANF!tr.ransom
AVG Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
Avast Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]

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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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