WinGo/Agent.HV

Spectating the WinGo/Agent.HV detection means that your PC is in big danger. This malware can correctly be identified as ransomware – virus which ciphers your files and forces you to pay for their decryption. Removing it requires some specific steps that must be done as soon as possible.

WinGo/Agent.HV detection is a malware detection you can spectate in your computer. It usually shows up after the preliminary activities on your computer – opening the suspicious email messages, clicking the advertisement in the Internet or mounting the program from dubious resources. From the moment it shows up, you have a short time to take action until it starts its harmful action. And be sure – it is much better not to wait for these destructive things.

What is WinGo/Agent.HV virus?

WinGo/Agent.HV is ransomware-type malware. It searches for the documents on your computer, encrypts it, and after that asks you to pay the ransom for getting the decryption key. Besides making your files inaccessible, this malware also does a ton of damage to your system. It changes the networking setups in order to stop you from reading the removal articles or downloading the antivirus. In rare cases, WinGo/Agent.HV can also prevent the launching of anti-malware programs.

WinGo/Agent.HV Summary

Summarizingly, WinGo/Agent.HV virus actions in the infected PC are next:

  • Sample contains Overlay data;
  • Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE;
  • Reads data out of its own binary image;
  • The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing;
  • Authenticode signature is invalid;
  • Creates a copy of itself;
  • Encrypting the files kept on the victim’s drives — so the victim cannot open these files;
  • Blocking the launching of .exe files of anti-virus programs
  • Blocking the launching of installation files of anti-malware programs

Ransomware has actually been a horror story for the last 4 years. It is difficult to imagine a more harmful malware for both individual users and organizations. The algorithms utilized in WinGo/Agent.HV (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 actually exists, and possibly will exist. But that virus does not do all these terrible things without delay – it can require up to a few hours to cipher all of your files. Therefore, seeing the WinGo/Agent.HV detection is a clear signal that you should begin the removal process.

Where did I get the WinGo/Agent.HV?

General methods of WinGo/Agent.HV distribution are basic for all other ransomware examples. Those are one-day landing sites where victims are offered to download the free software, so-called bait emails and hacktools. Bait emails are a relatively new method in malware distribution – you get the email that simulates some normal notifications about deliveries or bank service conditions shifts. Within the email, 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, however, still demands tons of focus. Malware can hide in different spots, and it is much better to prevent it even before it goes into your computer than to rely on an anti-malware program. General cybersecurity awareness is just an important thing in the modern-day world, even if your relationship with a computer stays on YouTube videos. That may save you a great deal of money and time which you would certainly spend while trying to find a solution.

WinGo/Agent.HV malware technical details

File Info:

name: 9FAC232EF72B6C085515.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/441d7ce6f99b71e63dd8c12020a9d024acded386b4e15c98ecd1e555bf467a8bcrc32: 6C1F81CFmd5: 9fac232ef72b6c08551552a4c548936fsha1: d5c3506de8f0fe2da81fa882e92f3b51eb87bef3sha256: 441d7ce6f99b71e63dd8c12020a9d024acded386b4e15c98ecd1e555bf467a8bsha512: f296be49ae35dd889046708148377cdc11f8c319384c1e7f6fed1ef94a330b4f845f2aea65ba37b62547ef40f27af794923f456242bab4fec849cc525340b957ssdeep: 49152:xE0B0Bl2d+1eTK/P9ulyuO3Vr8micZfViEnzR5n8o0NNkH+Yytpk3IZ5+JEckVrv:xE0DdlGElyGEnzH01YUVAk5wNL3BEpRtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windowstlsh: T16F463952FACB84F5EA03193014A7A2BF57316D054F24CFCBEA14BF6AE8776911D32219sha3_384: aa168614833991e8fd5dd93116778dc94c7c5a9610cb4ca7b7ead637b822317a4d7e254f8f75e2215f0dc468811b2e1fep_bytes: e96bddffffcccccccccccccccccccccctimestamp: 1970-01-01 00:00:00

Version Info:

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WinGo/Agent.HV also known as:

Bkav W32.AIDetect.malware2
Lionic Trojan.Win32.Foreign.j!c
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Babar.45049
FireEye Generic.mg.9fac232ef72b6c08
ALYac Gen:Variant.Babar.45049
Cylance Unsafe
VIPRE Gen:Variant.Babar.45049
Sangfor Trojan.Win32.Agent.Vr9s
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 0059689f1 )
Alibaba Backdoor:Win32/Goshell.190517
K7GW Trojan ( 0059689f1 )
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
VirIT Trojan.Win32.Genus.LVM
Cyren W32/ABRisk.RCOT-4924
Symantec Trojan Horse
Elastic malicious (moderate confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of WinGo/Agent.HV
APEX Malicious
Paloalto generic.ml
Cynet Malicious (score: 99)
Kaspersky Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Foreign.omjl
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Babar.45049
Avast Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Foreign.Ymhl
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Babar.45049
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
F-Secure Trojan.TR/Redcap.cqbfu
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.th
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Babar.45049 (B)
SentinelOne Static AI – Malicious PE
GData Gen:Variant.Babar.45049
Avira TR/Redcap.cqbfu
MAX malware (ai score=88)
Antiy-AVL Trojan[Ransom]/Win32.Foreign
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
Arcabit Trojan.Babar.DAFF9
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Z.Babar.5734944
ZoneAlarm Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Foreign.omjl
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Tiggre!rfn
Google Detected
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win.Generic.C5270788
McAfee Artemis!9FAC232EF72B
VBA32 TrojanRansom.Chaos
Malwarebytes Ransom.FileCryptor
Rising [email protected] (RDML:TS2TuRgKBAHyNfcEeb9edA)
Ikarus Trojan.WinGo.Agent
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.189811623.susgen
Fortinet W32/PossibleThreat
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaE.34698.@FX@aeJfIHmi
AVG Win32:Evo-gen [Trj]
Panda Trj/RansomGen.A

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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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