GEMA.EXE is Locker Ransom

February 28, 2012 by NightWatcher
Filed under: Ransomware 
: Solved!

Fix it immediately:

The file GEMA.EXE can destroy your system, thus making the computer to work abnormally.
GEMA.EXE is a dangerous file.
RemoveGEMA.EXE from your computer immediately.
Kill the process GEMA.EXE and remove GEMA.EXE from the Windows startup.

Malware Analysis of GEMA.EXE
Full path on a computer: %SysDir%\gema.exe

Detected by RegRun Warrior:

Item Name: shell
Author: Unknown
Related File: %Appdata%\gema\gema.exe,Explorer.exe,
Type: User Shell

Item Name: UserInit
Author: Unknown
Related File: %Common Appdata%\gema\gema.exe,%SysDir%\gema.exe,%SysDir%\userinit.exe,
Type: UserInit Value

Item Name: gema
Author:
Related File: %SYSDIR%\GEMA.EXE
Type: Registry Run

Item Name: gema.
Author:
Related File: %COMMON APPDATA%\GEMA\GEMA.EXE
Type: Registry Run

Item Name: gema
Author: Promise Technology, Inc.
Related File: %APPDATA%\GEMA\GEMA.EXE
Type: Registry Run

Removal Results: Success
Number of reboot: 1

GEMA.EXE is known as:

Locker.Ransom

GEMA.EXE hash:

  • MD5: 3cea112008870b0f75a3e707281ca483
The file is used for downloading and installing other malware, Trojans, viruses by the commands received from the Command Center.
How to quickly detect GEMA.EXE presence? 

Registry:
  • HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\gema: “%SysDir%\gema.exe”
  • HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\gema.: “%Common Appdata%\gema\gema.exe”
  • HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\gema: “%Appdata%\gema\gema.exe”
  • HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell: “%Appdata%\gema\gema.exe,Explorer.exe,”
  • HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit: “%Common Appdata%\gema\gema.exe,%SysDir%\gema.exe,%SysDir%\userinit.exe,”
Files:
  • %Appdata%\gema\gema.exe
  • %Common Appdata%\gema\gema.exe
  • %SysDir%\gema.exe


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Premium software: RegRun Security Suite (Good choice for removal and protection)

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