Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB

Spectating the Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB detection usually means that your PC 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. Deleteing it requires some unusual steps that must be taken as soon as possible.

Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB detection is a malware detection you can spectate in your system. It frequently shows up after the provoking actions on your PC – opening the suspicious email, clicking the banner in the Web or installing the program from untrustworthy sources. From the instance it shows up, you have a short time to act until it begins its malicious action. And be sure – it is better not to wait for these harmful things.

What is Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB virus?

Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB is ransomware-type malware. It looks for the files on your disk, ciphers it, and then asks you to pay the ransom for getting the decryption key. Besides making your files locked, this malware additionally does a ton of harm to your system. It alters the networking settings in order to stop you from checking out the removal guides or downloading the anti-malware program. In rare cases, Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB can even prevent the launching of anti-malware programs.

Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB Summary

In total, Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB virus activities in the infected computer are next:

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug);
  • Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking;
  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE;
  • Creates RWX memory;
  • Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.;
  • Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (255 unique times);
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected;
  • Enumerates running processes;
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content;
  • Creates an autorun.inf file;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Writes a potential ransom message to disk;
  • Collects and encrypts information about the computer likely to send to C2 server;
  • Performs a large number of encryption calls using the same key possibly indicative of ransomware file encryption behavior;
  • Exhibits possible ransomware file modification behavior;
  • Encrypting the files located on the target’s disk — so the victim cannot open these documents;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of security tools
  • Blocking the launching of installation files of anti-malware programs

Ransomware has been a horror story for the last 4 years. It is hard to imagine a more harmful malware for both individuals and companies. The algorithms used in Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB (usually, RHA-1028 or AES-256) are not hackable – with minor exclusions. To hack it with a brute force, you need to have a lot more time than our galaxy already exists, and possibly will exist. But that malware does not do all these horrible things without delay – it may require up to a few hours to cipher all of your files. Therefore, seeing the Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB detection is a clear signal that you need to start the removal process.

Where did I get the Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB?

Ordinary tactics of Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB spreading are usual for all other ransomware variants. Those are one-day landing websites 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 get the e-mail that mimics some routine notifications about deliveries or bank service conditions changes. Within the e-mail, there is a corrupted 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.

Preventing it looks fairly simple, but still demands a lot of attention. Malware can hide in various spots, and it is far better to prevent it even before it invades your system than to rely upon an anti-malware program. Simple cybersecurity knowledge is just an essential thing in the modern-day world, even if your relationship with a computer remains on YouTube videos. That may keep you a lot of time and money which you would certainly spend while searching for a fix guide.

Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB malware technical details

File Info:

name: 42800D065E5855E261CC.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/24ac73821de77cc9644d2ac40e97067ff63f625b5f20e085ad10535e47d7db59crc32: ED56AECEmd5: 42800d065e5855e261cc617fa688850fsha1: 6c7b35e36830c1cc613fb08280ee25e5fbba9937sha256: 24ac73821de77cc9644d2ac40e97067ff63f625b5f20e085ad10535e47d7db59sha512: 9e6e09aa81666c491058773b312d2c3178c4d6d6d295c455e8ad40f186f2081a6cc3b00e6a9eeefd66a806e05019d496cb2d54e2dcf45cc6b63ab7d55f9c2154ssdeep: 24576:IBktd5tCfUsfLKX0Jb74GbOXHbqK3sCSTQW:I6tFC8oKjmssCSTQWtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T11A256B00E640B127E9E300F685FB96B9997C6770236149CB12C86BF9EB256D47E31F1Bsha3_384: 928abfdc4910da9095a67722bf5ddac46d8a55eff618ae2c16c9fc492600658395b40d3a79f0bedd77198f8940821bd4ep_bytes: e86f050000e97afeffffcccccccccccctimestamp: 2021-12-10 13:06:10

Version Info:

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Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB also known as:

Lionic Trojan.Win32.Cryptor.j!c
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKD.49194878
McAfee GenericRXSA-NB!42800D065E58
Cylance Unsafe
Zillya Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.3680651
Sangfor Ransom.Win32.Kryptik.V56b
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0058bcd21 )
Alibaba Ransom:Win32/generic.ali2000010
K7GW Trojan ( 0058bcd21 )
Cyren W32/Trojan.NZPR-6437
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HNOP
APEX Malicious
Paloalto generic.ml
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Mikey-9932950-0
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Cryptor.gen
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.49194878
Avast Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.11e78053
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKD.49194878
Sophos Troj/Ransom-GOV
Comodo Malware@#2w81uuaux6se7
DrWeb Trojan.Encoder.34831
VIPRE Trojan.GenericKD.49194878
TrendMicro Ransom.Win32.CONTI.SMYXBLD
McAfee-GW-Edition GenericRXSA-NB!42800D065E58
FireEye Generic.mg.42800d065e5855e2
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKD.49194878 (B)
Ikarus Trojan.Win64.Bazarloader
GData Trojan.GenericKD.49194878
Jiangmin Trojan.Cryptor.acm
Webroot W32.Trojan.Agent.Gen
Avira TR/AD.ContiRansom.cmlwe
MAX malware (ai score=100)
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.F7C
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D2EEA77E
Microsoft Ransom:Win32/ContiCrypt.PADD!MTB
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win.MalwareX-gen.C4693697
Acronis suspicious
ALYac Trojan.Ransom.Conti
TACHYON Ransom/W32.Cryptor.1051648
VBA32 TrojanPSW.Stealer
Malwarebytes Malware.AI.482191528
Rising Trojan.Kryptik!1.DAEF (CLASSIC)
Yandex Trojan.Kryptik!V0iE2QOXh9w
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet W32/Kryptik.HNOP!tr.ransom
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.34806.arW@a4aM9Gj
AVG Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

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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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