Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V

Spectating the Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V detection name means that your computer is in big danger. This malware can correctly be identified as ransomware – type of malware which encrypts your files and forces you to pay for their decryption. Removing it requires some unusual steps that must be taken as soon as possible.

Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V detection is a virus detection you can spectate in your computer. It often appears after the preliminary actions on your PC – opening the suspicious e-mail messages, clicking the advertisement in the Internet or mounting the program from suspicious sources. From the moment it appears, you have a short time to do something about it until it starts its destructive action. And be sure – it is better not to await these destructive things.

What is Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V virus?

Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V is ransomware-type malware. It looks for the documents on your disk drives, ciphers it, and then asks you to pay the ransom for receiving the decryption key. Besides making your files locked, this virus also does a lot of damage to your system. It changes the networking setups in order to avoid you from looking for the elimination articles or downloading the antivirus. In rare cases, Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V can also prevent the launching of anti-malware programs.

Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V Summary

In summary, Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V malware actions in the infected PC are next:

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug);
  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE;
  • Guard pages use detected – possible anti-debugging.;
  • A process attempted to delay the analysis task.;
  • Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (255 unique times);
  • Dynamic (imported) function loading detected;
  • Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.;
  • Enumerates running processes;
  • CAPE extracted potentially suspicious content;
  • Creates an autorun.inf file;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality;
  • Collects and encrypts information about the computer likely to send to C2 server;
  • Performs a large number of encryption calls using the same key possibly indicative of ransomware file encryption behavior;
  • Exhibits possible ransomware file modification behavior;
  • Writes a potential ransom message to disk;
  • Creates a hidden or system file;
  • Detects Bochs through the presence of a registry key;
  • Attempted to write directly to a physical drive;
  • Collects information to fingerprint the system;
  • Encrypting the documents kept on the target’s disk — so the victim cannot use these files;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of anti-virus programs
  • Blocking the launching of installation files of anti-virus apps

Ransomware has been a headache for the last 4 years. It is challenging to picture a more hazardous virus for both individual users and businesses. The algorithms used in Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V (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 virus does not do all these bad things immediately – it may take up to a few hours to cipher all of your documents. Hence, seeing the Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V detection is a clear signal that you must begin the removal process.

Where did I get the Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V?

General ways of Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V distribution are common for all other ransomware variants. Those are one-day landing sites where victims are offered to download and install the free program, so-called bait e-mails and hacktools. Bait e-mails are a quite modern method in malware spreading – you receive the email that mimics some routine notifications about shipments or bank service conditions changes. Within the email, 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.

Avoiding it looks fairly simple, but still requires a lot of recognition. Malware can hide in different places, and it is far better to prevent it even before it gets into your PC than to depend on an anti-malware program. Essential cybersecurity awareness is just an important item in the modern-day world, even if your relationship with a PC remains on YouTube videos. That can keep you a great deal of money and time which you would certainly spend while trying to find a fix guide.

Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V malware technical details

File Info:

name: 2DDE0778BA34248E2A64.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/1fa52ca9e2fbb3b80e63b6cbfc776bf1c14d434afe50167a4b11ffdbe1987b79crc32: 3E7D51BBmd5: 2dde0778ba34248e2a643a44f4f2b49fsha1: 5562b30ca3143a31491595d71d6082c404e7a6c6sha256: 1fa52ca9e2fbb3b80e63b6cbfc776bf1c14d434afe50167a4b11ffdbe1987b79sha512: a58a3e300b41a90c199bd73bd2f538f0b94f073f86ae3214109caabcfd4f739dd9454c0b538847b07c955b048740a2737fae6b1f3988880ea3025adb53e51089ssdeep: 3072:7/wyQ5akrwYqt3zJHfzypOH+xzVXpVHkK4jzeTCxa:Lwy76Jqt3zJWPzTBOzeOatype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T19D042A38F4948032F29516B22EFCBEE194746770261AA8FB739D0FBD5F682D67924305sha3_384: 680b06582922a9c1ad8b106d67e257882eb5d41d122f7a98cc349bb7b971605ec0d22bfcfc6bac422249b7e00e9948a5ep_bytes: e8da040000e97afeffff558becf64508timestamp: 2021-11-30 17:23:37

Version Info:

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Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V also known as:

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McAfee RDN/Ransom
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Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Conti.V
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0058b4381 )
Alibaba Ransom:Win32/generic.ali2000010
K7GW Trojan ( 0058b4381 )
Cybereason malicious.8ba342
BitDefenderTheta AI:Packer.F14C28001F
Cyren W32/Conti.C.gen!Eldorado
Symantec Trojan.Gen.MBT
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Filecoder.Conti.V
TrendMicro-HouseCall Ransom.Win32.CONTI.YXCACZ
Avast Win32:Conti-B [Ransom]
ClamAV Win.Ransomware.Conti-9917173-0
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Encoder.gen
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Ransom.Diavolo.1
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Encoder.jizigb
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10cfabc0
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Ransom.Diavolo.1
Sophos Generic ML PUA (PUA)
TrendMicro Ransom.Win32.CONTI.YXCACZ
McAfee-GW-Edition RDN/Ransom
SentinelOne Static AI – Suspicious PE
FireEye Generic.mg.2dde0778ba34248e
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Ransom.Diavolo.1 (B)
Ikarus Trojan-Ransom.Conti
GData Gen:Variant.Ransom.Diavolo.1
Jiangmin TrojanSpy.Stealer.btc
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1144986
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.34DFD0A
Arcabit Trojan.Ransom.Diavolo.1
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Z.Conti.174592.A
Microsoft Ransom:Win32/Conti.ZD
Cynet Malicious (score: 99)
AhnLab-V3 Ransomware/Win.Conti.C4439359
ALYac Trojan.Ransom.Conti
VBA32 BScope.Trojan.Winlock.9121
Malwarebytes Ransom.FileCryptor
APEX Malicious
Rising Ransom.Encoder!8.FFD4 (CLOUD)
MAX malware (ai score=82)
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.73715490.susgen
Fortinet W32/Conti.F!tr.ransom
AVG Win32:Conti-B [Ransom]
Paloalto generic.ml
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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