Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gkht

Seeing the Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gkht detection means that your PC is in big danger. This virus can correctly be named as ransomware – virus which ciphers your files and asks you to pay for their decryption. Stopping it requires some unusual steps that must be taken as soon as possible.

Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gkht detection is a malware detection you can spectate in your system. It often appears after the provoking activities on your computer – opening the suspicious email messages, clicking the banner in the Web or setting up the program from dubious resources. From the instance it shows up, you have a short time to act until it begins its malicious activity. And be sure – it is better not to await these harmful things.

What is Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gkht virus?

Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gkht is ransomware-type malware. It searches for the documents on your disks, ciphers it, and after that asks you to pay the ransom for receiving the decryption key. Besides making your files locked, this virus also does a lot of harm to your system. It changes the networking setups in order to stop you from looking for the elimination manuals or downloading the anti-malware program. In rare cases, Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gkht can also stop the launching of anti-malware programs.

Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gkht Summary

Summarizingly, Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gkht ransomware activities in the infected computer are next:

  • Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking;
  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug);
  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE;
  • Creates RWX memory;
  • Mimics the system’s user agent string for its own requests;
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected;
  • Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.;
  • HTTPS urls from behavior.;
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content;
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality;
  • Deletes its original binary from disk;
  • Attempts to delete or modify volume shadow copies;
  • Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process);
  • Behavioural detection: Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process;
  • Attempts to stop active services;
  • Modifies boot configuration settings;
  • Behavior consistent with a dropper attempting to download the next stage.;
  • Collects and encrypts information about the computer likely to send to C2 server;
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup;
  • Attempts to modify proxy settings;
  • Creates a copy of itself;
  • Attempts to disable System Restore;
  • Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities;
  • Ciphering the documents kept on the victim’s disk drives — so the victim cannot check these files;
  • 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 realize a more harmful malware for both individual users and companies. The algorithms utilized in Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gkht (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 virus does not do all these horrible things immediately – it can take up to a few hours to cipher all of your documents. Therefore, seeing the Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gkht detection is a clear signal that you have to begin the clearing procedure.

Where did I get the Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gkht?

Routine tactics of Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gkht distribution 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 e-mails and hacktools. Bait e-mails are a pretty modern tactic in malware spreading – you get the e-mail that mimics some standard notifications about shippings or bank service conditions changes. Within the e-mail, there is a malicious MS Office file, or a web 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 easy, but still demands tons of recognition. Malware can hide in different places, and it is far better to prevent it even before it invades your computer than to rely upon an anti-malware program. Simple cybersecurity awareness is just an essential thing in the modern world, even if your relationship with a computer stays on YouTube videos. That may keep you a great deal of money and time which you would spend while trying to find a solution.

Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.gkht malware technical details

File Info:

name: 9EF90F617A781CD6C0D0.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/e855d451a62df108cd81c8bc350d24c60cad32981db4d8df08937804be5ddde0crc32: C544B414md5: 9ef90f617a781cd6c0d0d3c4cbb449d7sha1: 985d26bc7255e0c13780c507783498570ceb5868sha256: e855d451a62df108cd81c8bc350d24c60cad32981db4d8df08937804be5ddde0sha512: 5ddc459633042ab86e0ef66d5d479a64962c6c9efefc37e0229f2c37ae653a81d83f6d80a0f36b4bf0bccbdca69e90d963397469d84f8e5ef54c9796e6221c88ssdeep: 6144:ByCLJBUUYhMVB0KV9FRXODf5nKzn+eL1om9T7:rb6ev1zXgf5nKbBLr7type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1D9649E6AAC624C66E8AB463C99C61BCE06356B310F21AD37148577485EA23C7F537F0Fsha3_384: 74dbee6b067d5e85f054e16f0d46cc818d7fbe9d4373db46163fdd70fc96bfd7d0897eabb257158e5f7889dded36b1d5ep_bytes: 558bec81ec3c0c0000535657c78558fftimestamp: 2015-01-22 13:32:14

Version Info:

CompanyName: Commander GroupFileDescription: nLe7L6v50FileVersion: 5.9.0.0InternalName: r7m45R13pT1.exeLegalCopyright: d880bRjDkB3 1980-2002OriginalFilename: r7m45R13pT1.exeProductVersion: 5.9.0.0ProductName: E368H3126Translation: ЉӦ

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TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_RANSOM.YMKM
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BitDefender Trojan.GenericKD.2104434
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Avast Win32:Trojan-gen
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SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
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GData Win32.Trojan.Agent.PO98QA
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Microsoft Ransom:Win32/Crowti.A
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AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Blocker.C693193
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APEX Malicious
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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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