Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB

Spectating the Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB detection name usually means that your computer is in big danger. This virus can correctly be identified as ransomware – virus which ciphers your files and forces you to pay for their decryption. Stopping it requires some peculiar steps that must be done as soon as possible.

Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB detection is a malware detection you can spectate in your computer. It generally shows up after the preliminary actions on your PC – opening the suspicious email, clicking the advertisement in the Web or mounting the program from unreliable resources. From the second it shows up, you have a short time to act before it begins its destructive action. And be sure – it is better not to wait for these harmful things.

What is Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB virus?

Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB is ransomware-type malware. It looks for the documents on your disk drives, encrypts it, and then asks you to pay the ransom for receiving the decryption key. Besides making your documents locked, this malware additionally does a ton of damage to your system. It modifies the networking settings in order to stop you from checking out the removal guides or downloading the anti-malware program. In some cases, Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB can also prevent the setup of anti-malware programs.

Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB Summary

Summarizingly, Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB malware activities in the infected computer are next:

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug);
  • Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking;
  • Executed a command line with /C or /R argument to terminate command shell on completion which can be used to hide execution;
  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE;
  • Creates RWX memory;
  • Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time;
  • Checks adapter addresses which can be used to detect virtual network interfaces;
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected;
  • Reads data out of its own binary image;
  • A process created a hidden window;
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content;
  • Drops a binary and executes it;
  • Unconventionial language used in binary resources: Korean;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality;
  • Enumerates services, possibly for anti-virtualization;
  • Behavioural detection: Injection (Process Hollowing);
  • Executed a process and injected code into it, probably while unpacking;
  • Deletes its original binary from disk;
  • Behavioural detection: Injection (inter-process);
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup;
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup;
  • CAPE detected the Tofsee malware family;
  • Deletes executed files from disk;
  • Attempts to interact with an Alternate Data Stream (ADS);
  • Anomalous binary characteristics;
  • Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities;
  • Encrypting the files located on the victim’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-virus apps

Ransomware has been a major problem for the last 4 years. It is difficult to picture a more dangerous virus for both individuals and companies. The algorithms used in Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!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. However, that malware does not do all these unpleasant things immediately – it may require up to a few hours to cipher all of your documents. Thus, seeing the Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB detection is a clear signal that you must start the elimination procedure.

Where did I get the Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB?

Usual ways of Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB distribution are common for all other ransomware examples. Those are one-day landing websites where users are offered to download the free program, so-called bait e-mails and hacktools. Bait e-mails are a quite modern strategy in malware distribution – you receive the e-mail that simulates some normal notifications about shipments or bank service conditions changes. Within the email, there is a corrupted MS Office file, or a link which opens the exploit landing page.

Malicious email spam

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

Preventing it looks pretty easy, however, still demands tons of recognition. Malware can hide in various spots, and it is far better to stop it even before it invades your PC than to rely upon an anti-malware program. Standard cybersecurity knowledge is just an important item in the modern-day world, even if your interaction with a computer stays on YouTube videos. That can keep you a lot of money and time which you would spend while seeking a fix guide.

Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB malware technical details

File Info:

name: 8741B961E927C5AEA720.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/fefb50695751161a0085bb6b7ec4b90891ead04937056329be3f947b22c7fd52crc32: A3A6EADBmd5: 8741b961e927c5aea720d6aa1fae7678sha1: 130e2d297ef82b5734414a7ce0a4c128f461f213sha256: fefb50695751161a0085bb6b7ec4b90891ead04937056329be3f947b22c7fd52sha512: 081f02863dd8832e5c58870a42ab513dd8f2b1513737c1ed8eb681359e0c9380aaad81539d69289fc57974fe729476696a7aebe8f9e7312523a16296ef17c86bssdeep: 6144:r6ZiIPpBRMTMtRZe5g/4bE5UoB8VmniQR+L:G9rGTMDZe5tEuoVntype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T1FCC6E550BA98E94BD4112D364936C6A25A66FCCBF91517C731C87F1FFC3A6943A22E03sha3_384: 1e8257d2db09800d304c58d3c7a823fa079f3126f1fdb7404e46c32170278ae22038aaaaa70d1ebe6c679129609403b2ep_bytes: 8bff558bece896a60000e8110000005dtimestamp: 2021-09-23 05:24:03

Version Info:

Translations: 0x0152 0x036f

Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware2
tehtris Generic.Malware
DrWeb Trojan.PWS.Siggen3.20109
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.GenericKDZ.90011
FireEye Generic.mg.8741b961e927c5ae
CAT-QuickHeal Ransom.Stop.P5
McAfee Packed-GEE!8741B961E927
Cylance Unsafe
VIPRE Trojan.GenericKDZ.90011
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason malicious.1e927c
Cyren W32/Agent.ETY.gen!Eldorado
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.HQFO
TrendMicro-HouseCall Mal_Tofsee
ClamAV Win.Packed.Generic-9956955-0
Kaspersky HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.Tofsee.gen
BitDefender Trojan.GenericKDZ.90011
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Tofsee.jqgnlq
Avast Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
Ad-Aware Trojan.GenericKDZ.90011
Emsisoft Trojan.GenericKDZ.90011 (B)
TrendMicro Mal_Tofsee
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.wt
Trapmine malicious.moderate.ml.score
Sophos ML/PE-A + Troj/Krypt-FV
Ikarus Trojan-Ransom.StopCrypt
Avira TR/AD.Tofsee.kxkop
MAX malware (ai score=83)
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.769
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/RedlineStealer.PSA!MTB
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.D15F9B
GData Win32.Trojan.PSE.10CPGR
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Packed/Win.GEE.R505873
Acronis suspicious
VBA32 BScope.Trojan.Crypt
ALYac Trojan.GenericKDZ.90011
Malwarebytes Trojan.MalPack.GS
APEX Malicious
Rising Trojan.Kryptik!1.DF24 (CLASSIC)
Yandex Trojan.Kryptik!h6dE/95C7Kw
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet W32/Packed.GEE!tr
AVG Win32:PWSX-gen [Trj]
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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