VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman

Seeing the VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman malware detection usually means that your computer 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. Deleteing it requires some peculiar steps that must be done as soon as possible.

VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman detection is a malware detection you can spectate in your computer. It usually shows up after the preliminary activities on your computer – opening the dubious email messages, clicking the banner in the Web or setting up the program from unreliable resources. From the moment it appears, you have a short time to take action until it begins its harmful action. And be sure – it is much better not to wait for these harmful actions.

What is VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman virus?

VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman is ransomware-type malware. It looks for the documents on your disk, ciphers it, and after that asks you to pay the ransom for receiving the decryption key. Besides making your files locked, this malware also does a ton of harm to your system. It changes the networking setups in order to stop you from reading the removal articles or downloading the antivirus. Sometimes, VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman can additionally block the setup of anti-malware programs.

VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman Summary

In total, VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman virus actions in the infected computer are next:

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug);
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected;
  • Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.;
  • HTTPS urls from behavior.;
  • Enumerates running processes;
  • Reads data out of its own binary image;
  • Manipulates data from or to the Recycle Bin;
  • A process created a hidden window;
  • Drops a binary and executes it;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality;
  • Attempts to remove evidence of file being downloaded from the Internet;
  • Writes a potential ransom message to disk;
  • Attempts to delete or modify volume shadow copies;
  • Deletes its original binary from disk;
  • Exhibits behavior characteristic of Alphacrypt/Teslacrypt ransomware;
  • Steals private information from local Internet browsers;
  • Network activity contains more than one unique useragent.;
  • Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup;
  • Attempts to modify proxy settings;
  • Creates a copy of itself;
  • Attempts to ensure mapped drives are available from an elevated prompt or process with UAC enabled;
  • Harvests cookies for information gathering;
  • Creates a known TeslaCrypt/AlphaCrypt ransomware decryption instruction / key file.;
  • Anomalous binary characteristics;
  • Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities;
  • Encrypting the documents kept on the victim’s disk — so the victim cannot open these files;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of anti-malware apps
  • Blocking the launching of installation files of anti-virus apps

Ransomware has been a major problem for the last 4 years. It is hard to realize a more dangerous virus for both individual users and companies. The algorithms utilized in VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman (typically, 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 already exists, and possibly will exist. However, that malware does not do all these unpleasant things instantly – it can take up to several hours to cipher all of your documents. Hence, seeing the VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman detection is a clear signal that you have to start the clearing procedure.

Where did I get the VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman?

Ordinary tactics of VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman distribution are common for all other ransomware variants. Those are one-day landing sites where victims are offered to download the free program, so-called bait e-mails and hacktools. Bait emails are a quite modern method in malware distribution – you receive the e-mail that mimics some normal notifications about shipments or bank service conditions modifications. Within the email, there is a malicious MS Office file, or a web 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 quite simple, however, still requires a lot of attention. Malware can hide in various places, and it is far better to prevent it even before it goes into your system than to rely on an anti-malware program. Simple cybersecurity knowledge is just an important item in the modern-day world, even if your interaction with a computer remains on YouTube videos. That may keep you a lot of money and time which you would certainly spend while looking for a fix guide.

VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman malware technical details

File Info:

name: 08E3014217F04FE581B9.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/76a6806b7dc708bd9081d414f9e1d7e7dce219a5d448b568ca7a2f2c51cc476fcrc32: 959D6CDFmd5: 08e3014217f04fe581b9dddbc5fdb759sha1: a6d2c93733e03e95cebceb1b3f493504e4ff8a4esha256: 76a6806b7dc708bd9081d414f9e1d7e7dce219a5d448b568ca7a2f2c51cc476fsha512: 29707ad677af005f1fe7bed13e8793c3df2799a0f3b9ec13739f92729bf8c9e2191cb8d39c1acf08f46c333ab87715a04c6abdb33d403bc89822bca0d779b7abssdeep: 6144:xv3yEKYZWC6Ov920pSWfi5YvhXqhYcGXMa:xv3yEjWCIWZaWhXqeBtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T111158E023602D472D3A708329B69EA76A03C3D3C576E91F7B7906E751A75FC2A13C396sha3_384: 81bf77778271c0000461a9ce66485cb9661efa906d291ddb12d894ea272990c0dee1b3d0eae9d94cb280d6cc4a5f7689ep_bytes: e869590000e989feffff8bff558bec83timestamp: 2015-09-08 20:45:14

Version Info:

CompanyName: TODO: FileDescription: TODO: FileVersion: 1.0.0.1InternalName: TODO: LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2015OriginalFilename: TODO: ProductName: TODO: ProductVersion: 1.0.0.1Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware1
Elastic malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb Trojan.Encoder.1933
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Heur.Ransom.RTH.1
FireEye Generic.mg.08e3014217f04fe5
CAT-QuickHeal Ransom.Tescrypt.100056
McAfee GenericRXJN-KD!08E3014217F0
Cylance Unsafe
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Save.a
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0055e3ef1 )
K7GW Trojan ( 0055e3ef1 )
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.34742.3u3@aqjmxjli
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Filecoder.TeslaCrypt.I
TrendMicro-HouseCall Ransom.Win32.TESLA.SMTH
ClamAV Win.Ransomware.TeslaCrypt-7588202-1
Kaspersky VHO:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Bitman.gen
BitDefender Gen:Heur.Ransom.RTH.1
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Encoder.geedwz
Avast Win32:Mutex-I [Trj]
Rising [email protected] (RDML:mgI0szJ2sxILQPJ2lawQAg)
Ad-Aware Gen:Heur.Ransom.RTH.1
Emsisoft Gen:Heur.Ransom.RTH.1 (B)
Zillya Trojan.Deshacop.Win32.374
TrendMicro Ransom.Win32.TESLA.SMTH
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.cz
Trapmine malicious.high.ml.score
Sophos Generic ML PUA (PUA)
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
Jiangmin Trojan/Deshacop.im
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1238209
MAX malware (ai score=88)
Microsoft Ransom:Win32/Tescrypt.C
GData Gen:Heur.Ransom.RTH.1
Cynet Malicious (score: 100)
VBA32 BScope.TrojanRansom.Bitman
ALYac Gen:Heur.Ransom.RTH.1
Malwarebytes Ransom.TeslaCrypt
APEX Malicious
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.116a2b3b
Yandex Trojan.GenAsa!AE6vWFUGCZk
Ikarus Trojan-Ransom.TeslaCrypt
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.8752867.susgen
Fortinet W32/Generic.AP.396280
AVG Win32:Mutex-I [Trj]
Cybereason malicious.217f04

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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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