Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL

Spectating the Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL detection usually means that your PC is in big danger. This virus can correctly be identified as ransomware – sort of malware which ciphers your files and forces you to pay for their decryption. Removing it requires some specific steps that must be done as soon as possible.

Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL detection is a malware detection you can spectate in your computer. It frequently shows up after the preliminary activities on your computer – opening the suspicious e-mail, clicking the advertisement in the Internet or mounting the program from suspicious resources. From the moment it appears, you have a short time to act before it starts its destructive activity. And be sure – it is much better not to await these harmful things.

What is Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL virus?

Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL is ransomware-type malware. It searches for the documents on your disk drives, encrypts it, and after that asks you to pay the ransom for getting the decryption key. Besides making your documents inaccessible, this malware additionally does a lot of harm to your system. It modifies the networking settings in order to avoid you from looking for the elimination articles or downloading the anti-malware program. Sometimes, Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL can additionally block the setup of anti-malware programs.

Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL Summary

Summarizingly, Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL malware activities in the infected computer are next:

  • Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking;
  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE;
  • Creates RWX memory;
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected;
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content;
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Russian;
  • The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing;
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.;
  • The executable is compressed using UPX;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Sniffs keystrokes;
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup;
  • Encrypting the documents located on the target’s disks — so the victim cannot use these documents;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of anti-virus apps
  • Blocking the launching of installation files of anti-malware apps

Ransomware has been a major problem for the last 4 years. It is hard to imagine a more harmful virus for both individuals and companies. The algorithms utilized in Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL (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 already exists, and possibly will exist. However, that malware does not do all these unpleasant things immediately – it may take up to several hours to cipher all of your documents. Thus, seeing the Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL detection is a clear signal that you should start the removal process.

Where did I get the Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL?

Common methods of Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL distribution are usual for all other ransomware variants. Those are one-day landing sites where users are offered to download and install the free program, so-called bait e-mails and hacktools. Bait emails are a pretty new method in malware distribution – you receive the e-mail that imitates some normal notifications about shipments or bank service conditions updates. Within the e-mail, 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.

Preventing it looks quite easy, however, still needs tons of attention. Malware can hide in various spots, and it is better to prevent it even before it invades your PC than to depend on an anti-malware program. General cybersecurity knowledge is just an essential thing in the modern-day world, even if your relationship with a PC remains on YouTube videos. That may save you a lot of time and money which you would spend while trying to find a fix guide.

Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL malware technical details

File Info:

name: EF685C8811DEC5511CBD.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/e5288888e1760116b72f63ca68827c94bfaf18d52ae38fe01ee7ba4ec49fafa6crc32: B1903E66md5: ef685c8811dec5511cbd3071464f3f20sha1: 5408acb14dc1375884bac4a12626c889ebcecf7fsha256: e5288888e1760116b72f63ca68827c94bfaf18d52ae38fe01ee7ba4ec49fafa6sha512: c1c19fb3b94a9e1aea44c41b2590fe3c97c5f723a479f829ac07e792382de3718af4a6adbfc968b7c2d5618ae0f9b8eb6e481f4abc4ffdcca3d7b55b71ddc734ssdeep: 6144:TAAW6ziQ1iizYlAkyhtLWiNDZ/binUEcwyXuoJ618dfCCpjjPYgY8LbNl/2+JV2V:nWalPztdPXf+JCMw6IjjggYel5VdWoDtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T117D4E055AAE6F45DF412CCFAC8E7B24AE108870CCD66878394B72F22A0757DD8E75132sha3_384: 4afed122af7c026f8a854e6b117a2c1b08265555d6ac0693f33800ae25856b19a34ff4dc6f5f1d127bcf8ff4180fe225ep_bytes: 60be00f059008dbe0020e6ff57eb0b90timestamp: 2008-10-04 19:33:53

Version Info:

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Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware2
Lionic Trojan.Win32.Gimemo.j!c
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Ser.Razy.11164
FireEye Generic.mg.ef685c8811dec551
ALYac Gen:Variant.Ser.Razy.11164
Cylance Unsafe
VIPRE VirTool.Win32.Obfuscator.da!j (v)
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0055dd191 )
Alibaba Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.75ccba77
K7GW Trojan ( 0055dd191 )
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
VirIT Trojan.Win32.X-Gen.ABG
Symantec Trojan.Spyeye
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.JEQ
APEX Malicious
Paloalto generic.ml
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Ser.Razy.11164
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Gimemo.cpfdz
Avast Win32:Zbot-MXE [Trj]
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Gimemo.Anfs
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Ser.Razy.11164
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Ser.Razy.11164 (B)
Comodo Suspicious@#1ezp3ezod1y7p
DrWeb Trojan.Winlock.2741
Zillya Trojan.Gimemo.Win32.344
TrendMicro TROJ_CRYPTR.SMAX
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareFileTour.jc
Sophos Mal/Generic-R + Mal/Agent-IE
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
GData Gen:Variant.Ser.Razy.11164
Jiangmin Trojan/Gimemo.akt
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.7164915.susgen
Arcabit Trojan.Ser.Razy.D2B9C
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.A.Gimemo.624640[UPX]
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Microsoft Ransom:Win32/LockScreen.AL
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.ZBot.R148735
McAfee Artemis!EF685C8811DE
MAX malware (ai score=100)
VBA32 Trojan.Zeus.EA.0999
Malwarebytes Malware.AI.4289133811
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_CRYPTR.SMAX
Rising Ransom.LockScreen!8.83D (CLOUD)
Yandex Trojan.Gimemo!cysQsRfIhZo
eGambit Generic.Malware
Fortinet W32/Kryptic!tr
BitDefenderTheta AI:Packer.BAAE35D820
AVG Win32:Zbot-MXE [Trj]
Cybereason malicious.811dec
Panda Generic Malware

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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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