Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME Virus Removal

Seeing the Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME detection name usually means that your computer is in big danger. This computer virus can correctly be identified as ransomware – virus which encrypts your files and asks you to pay for their decryption. Removing it requires some peculiar steps that must be taken as soon as possible.

Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME detection is a malware detection you can spectate in your system. It generally appears after the preliminary activities on your computer – opening the suspicious email, clicking the advertisement in the Web or mounting the program from suspicious resources. From the instance it shows up, you have a short time to take action until it starts its malicious activity. And be sure – it is far better not to await these destructive things.

What is Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME virus?

Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME 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 locked, this virus additionally does a ton of harm to your system. It modifies the networking settings in order to avoid you from checking out the removal tutorials or downloading the antivirus. Sometimes, Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME can also stop the launching of anti-malware programs.

Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME Summary

In total, Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME virus actions in the infected PC are next:

  • Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking;
  • The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing;
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Encrypting the files kept on the victim’s disk drive — so the victim cannot use these files;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of security tools
  • Blocking the launching of installation files of security tools

Ransomware has been a horror story for the last 4 years. It is hard to picture a more harmful virus for both individual users and companies. The algorithms used in Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME (generally, RHA-1028 or AES-256) are not hackable – with minor exclusions. To hack it with a brute force, you need a lot more time than our galaxy currently exists, and possibly will exist. But that virus does not do all these unpleasant things instantly – it can take up to a few hours to cipher all of your documents. Hence, seeing the Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME detection is a clear signal that you have to begin the elimination procedure.

Where did I get the Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME?

Standard tactics of Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME spreading are basic for all other ransomware variants. Those are one-day landing sites where users are offered to download the free program, so-called bait emails and hacktools. Bait e-mails are a relatively new tactic in malware spreading – you receive the e-mail that imitates some standard notifications about shippings or bank service conditions updates. Inside of the e-mail, there is a malicious 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 pretty easy, but still demands tons of recognition. Malware can hide in different spots, and it is far better to stop it even before it goes into your system than to depend on an anti-malware program. Simple cybersecurity knowledge is just an essential thing in the modern-day world, even if your relationship with a PC remains on YouTube videos. That can save you a lot of money and time which you would spend while seeking a solution.

Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME malware technical details

File Info:

name: 88561CE117E3AA256528.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/1d74e9a811e8fa6a0a9abec9b24a7e9ff912b3f5b8540ee790fd5363e1d52c34crc32: 56DE344Bmd5: 88561ce117e3aa2565287748497a2663sha1: b44ddb08fdd8b60a5b6ac3e69f4fb5c42736c1e8sha256: 1d74e9a811e8fa6a0a9abec9b24a7e9ff912b3f5b8540ee790fd5363e1d52c34sha512: 1cb6b1913a97755938d9aba399bfc45cee3c80d087b93841e0d86c124563c7100c9da3f27317a9ceda617c4508b346394bd7165723e4a6c7c835940f3f6fb966ssdeep: 768:MQRM7U3Tjerx8cQbRkLXJrBlkuoZ28tRLjfR7FP4EGQWrb6Se+sATRNoubfu:/ner6XRk99loZ28tV9ClQwbfetA9Lutype: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T11B23F122F3544C3AE4A35770E85B6156660BAD34BF518BF9D381D00370ABA87ECDB52Csha3_384: 10d4b0fb09c5701600568c7f151be7bf241dfcaea8bed4fbec0348853cb5fa9f2005ea81fc66bf2b3e22db0c592ad6ccep_bytes: 506870e30110e9be0600008bd8c745fctimestamp: 2008-05-08 23:32:11

Version Info:

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Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic Trojan.Win32.Generic.lnLs
tehtris Generic.Malware
DrWeb Trojan.Virtumod.1651
MicroWorld-eScan MemScan:Trojan.Vundo.GMO
FireEye Generic.mg.88561ce117e3aa25
Skyhigh BehavesLike.Win32.Vundo.pc
ALYac MemScan:Trojan.Vundo.GMO
Zillya Trojan.Plapon.Win32.1707
Sangfor Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Alibaba Worm:Win32/Vundo.ebce7ae5
BitDefenderTheta AI:Packer.3BAB23EF1E
Symantec ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Adware.SuperJuan.I
APEX Malicious
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_VUNDO.ILYS
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender MemScan:Trojan.Vundo.GMO
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Plapon.bjqbe
Avast Win32:JunkPoly [Cryp]
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.13ff6016
Emsisoft MemScan:Trojan.Vundo.GMO (B)
Google Detected
F-Secure Trojan.TR/ATRAPS.Gen2
VIPRE MemScan:Trojan.Vundo.GMO
TrendMicro TROJ_VUNDO.ILYS
Trapmine malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos Troj/Virtum-Gen
Ikarus Virus.Win32.Vundo
GData MemScan:Trojan.Vundo.GMO
Jiangmin Trojan/Plapon.si
Varist W32/Virtumonde.BK.gen!Eldorado
Avira TR/ATRAPS.Gen2
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.SuperJuan
Kingsoft Win32.Trojan.Generic.a
Xcitium TrojWare.Win32.PkdKrap.Q@1j8qvd
Arcabit Trojan.Vundo.GMO
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Vundo.ME
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/Virtumonde.Gen2
McAfee Vundo.gen.bh
MAX malware (ai score=100)
VBA32 BScope.Trojan.Virtumod
Cylance unsafe
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
Rising Trojan.Kryptik!1.9990 (CLASSIC)
Yandex Trojan.GenAsa!uU89i88+FJ0
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.7164915.susgen
AVG Win32:JunkPoly [Cryp]
DeepInstinct MALICIOUS
alibabacloud Trojan:Win/SuperJuan.I

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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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