Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A

Spectating the Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A detection usually means that your system is in big danger. This computer virus can correctly be named as ransomware – sort of malware which ciphers your files and forces you to pay for their decryption. Stopping it requires some peculiar steps that must be taken as soon as possible.

Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A detection is a malware detection you can spectate in your computer. It usually shows up after the preliminary procedures on your computer – opening the dubious e-mail, clicking the banner in the Internet or mounting the program from untrustworthy resources. From the second it shows up, you have a short time to take action before it starts its harmful action. And be sure – it is better not to wait for these destructive actions.

What is Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A virus?

Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A is ransomware-type malware. It looks for the files on your disks, ciphers it, and then asks you to pay the ransom for getting the decryption key. Besides making your files inaccessible, this malware also does a lot of damage to your system. It alters the networking settings in order to avoid you from reading the elimination manuals or downloading the anti-malware program. Sometimes, Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A can also stop the setup of anti-malware programs.

Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A Summary

Summarizingly, Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A ransomware activities in the infected system are next:

  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Ciphering the documents located on the victim’s disk — so the victim cannot use these files;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of anti-virus programs
  • Blocking the launching of installation files of anti-virus programs

Ransomware has actually been a headache for the last 4 years. It is difficult to imagine a more damaging virus for both individual users and organizations. The algorithms used in Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A (typically, 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 unpleasant things instantly – it may require up to several hours to cipher all of your documents. Hence, seeing the Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A detection is a clear signal that you should begin the elimination process.

Where did I get the Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A?

Common methods of Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A injection are common for all other ransomware examples. Those are one-day landing sites where users are offered to download and install the free software, so-called bait emails and hacktools. Bait emails are a pretty modern strategy in malware distribution – you get the email that mimics some regular notifications about shipments or bank service conditions shifts. Within the email, there is an infected 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.

Avoiding it looks pretty uncomplicated, but still requires a lot of recognition. Malware can hide in various places, and it is better to prevent it even before it gets into your system than to trust in an anti-malware program. Standard cybersecurity awareness is just an important thing in the modern world, even if your relationship with a PC remains on YouTube videos. That may keep you a great deal of money and time which you would certainly spend while searching for a solution.

Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A malware technical details

File Info:

name: 7728E2976101DA7706EB.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/9db403f9b935bd3f69095c4e5addf26a4846138d6fa339b72828175b6f7d5163crc32: 8AF1F602md5: 7728e2976101da7706ebafc96f10103csha1: dfa6b1296237f499bef5ffde74e335b36e30060fsha256: 9db403f9b935bd3f69095c4e5addf26a4846138d6fa339b72828175b6f7d5163sha512: a0e67dbf0b2650547715e04c30db14d4ea5b302f4b0fd3ed31e0eabfaaaa3179b579831dff16b6fb5e43b7a38680768221843f7e845207d85c1539bac7647d73ssdeep: 6144:kxIrBDHyjNIBwDoEq09C28TyT6llY1/I8cWJm:2qfOUEn9CXJlJ8btype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1735429157D8840ECC43793B00AE2C6A4673EF63735156E2BBF9D53791E2A4A1EB33912sha3_384: 997960a8536dd76236b4e784f69694a352120bc9b2dce17d30ec00f2463369b919c38fa8062d367bf681585d13690965ep_bytes: e853040000e980feffff558bec5156fftimestamp: 2015-12-17 17:51:51

Version Info:

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Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware1
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Ransom.GenericKD.48108354
CAT-QuickHeal Ransom.Empercrypt
ALYac Trojan.Ransom.GenericKD.48108354
Malwarebytes Malware.AI.4129032834
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0055e3ef1 )
BitDefender Trojan.Ransom.GenericKD.48108354
K7GW Trojan ( 0055e3ef1 )
Cybereason malicious.76101d
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.34182.syW@aC!DdEic
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Filecoder.7ev3n.A
APEX Malicious
Alibaba Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.4a5baad1
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Filecoder.fbsnqi
Avast Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
Rising Trojan.Filecoder!8.68 (CLOUD)
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Zillya Trojan.Filecoder.Win32.22099
TrendMicro Ransom_Empercrypt.R002C0DAT22
McAfee-GW-Edition RDN/Ransom
FireEye Generic.mg.7728e2976101da77
Emsisoft Trojan.Ransom.GenericKD.48108354 (B)
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin Trojan.Seven.a
Avira TR/FileCoder.zgxnm
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.3519EEE
Microsoft Ransom:Win32/Empercrypt.A
GData Trojan.Ransom.GenericKD.48108354
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win.Dynamer.R469018
McAfee RDN/Ransom
MAX malware (ai score=84)
Cylance Unsafe
TrendMicro-HouseCall Ransom_Empercrypt.R002C0DAT22
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Filecoder.Agbg
Yandex Trojan.Filecoder!E2MGZ82JVt8
Ikarus Trojan-Ransom.7ev3n
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_89%
Fortinet Malicious_Behavior.SB
AVG Win32:RansomX-gen [Ransom]
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)

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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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