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Coverton Ransomware

Posted: March 27, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 10/10
Infected PCs: 9
First Seen: March 27, 2016
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Coverton is an aggressive file-locking Trojan that may deprive you of access to your files forever. There are many similar ransomware infections in the cyberspace. Commonly, they apply complex encrypting techniques to make the victims unable to open their pictures, Office documents, archives, video files, etc. Most of them keep the locked data hostage until the person pays a certain ransom. Although the Coverton Ransomware behaves in the same manner, there is one significant difference between the Coverton Ransomware and other similar threats. Even if you pay the desired ransom, the hackers behind this threatening Trojan may not send you the decryption key. As a result, you may never be able to restore the data you had on your hard drives. Unfortunately, the applied encrypting methods are almost impossible to break. Coverton uses a unique combination of AES and RSA algorithms, which may change the structure of the affected files irrevocably. This cyber threat may encrypt over 950 different file formats. The Coverton Ransomware spares only essential components of the Operating System (OS) to make sure it will boot normally. Since you may be unable to fix your PC after the infection takes place, it is better to prevent it. Although Coverton possesses some unique or rarely seen features, its operators aren't using some unseen distribution tactics. You may install the Trojan if you open corrupted email attachments or download bogus updates for Adobe or Java. The Coverton Ransomware remains silent initially. The parasite reveals its presence only after it encrypts your files. When the task is complete, you will notice a message in all of your folders with information about the infection. The extensions of your files will become .coverton, .enigma or .czvxce. The hackers ask the victims for a ransom of 1 Bitcoin, which is roughly equal to $400. Many users report that their files remained unreadable even after they paid, so you should not consider doing it. If you have a backup, you can delete Coverton ransomware with powerful security software, and import back the files.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



f5f9ce7b75289d0caaa278c1e7c426cce6aab4033f1100d492fca41000016b0a.exe File name: f5f9ce7b75289d0caaa278c1e7c426cce6aab4033f1100d492fca41000016b0a.exe
Size: 188.41 KB (188416 bytes)
MD5: b7e1ce8db3cde548ee3b9f9e61841395
Detection count: 83
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 27, 2016
59bc05ad9a59fcb2782d415c413ebb47c952306cb93f6b49a1bd264abb101bf7.exe File name: 59bc05ad9a59fcb2782d415c413ebb47c952306cb93f6b49a1bd264abb101bf7.exe
Size: 28.67 KB (28672 bytes)
MD5: 93c66b794eae6549b4c6d2c518bc6db9
Detection count: 82
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 27, 2016
16948cbcbae291ceafae7145e8d02a93988fcfc7f8ce6d72e1d1e09a87d349e4.exe File name: 16948cbcbae291ceafae7145e8d02a93988fcfc7f8ce6d72e1d1e09a87d349e4.exe
Size: 28.67 KB (28672 bytes)
MD5: 2fdfe3228577f043acdc302c0e351b81
Detection count: 81
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 27, 2016
%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\crrss.exe File name: crrss.exe
Size: 28.67 KB (28672 bytes)
MD5: c5c4f4860c69ea7469ca3be3caf5bf18
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\SysWOW64
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 27, 2016
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