Should I remove “Application.Hacktool.172”?

The Application.Hacktool.172 is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Application.Hacktool.172 virus can do?

The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Application.Hacktool.172?


File Info:
name: 53C04E3420E7E06E6B37.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/79a673d63025b30124771100d9d5ae1b4d2a750512d67481a00ac359e03c03e8
crc32: 6BD300E0
md5: 53c04e3420e7e06e6b372b52bdc37f71
sha1: a084440ec7870e9f882fa99f3dbb1b97bd87cf84
sha256: 79a673d63025b30124771100d9d5ae1b4d2a750512d67481a00ac359e03c03e8
sha512: 8f8b87bec40e982b4ff7fe71ff7a21198112d603992ac286da89312caeed6c27a22957f1af066f6517a69e1f9d004d13064352c4a0e301f17af2c4b798cb3063
ssdeep: 24576:RW1DE+76w4Tg3WMFx47A7NPRA71Vu8x53QCVl7Quc+gT:R8D/3WaxuE41w83QCu
type: PE32 executable (DLL) (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1F0350150F1A190B1D0AA00B4F16E37AF983E0AB8070456D3B3D9549DAFE44E27EF6797
sha3_384: ef5463a116c8a3b98f2219eb7f516fc033bee23536095f178d933a76d148cd17ef8a8f9f854fbc9c9e90fab8943a46bf
ep_bytes: 558bec837d0c017505e821040000ff75
timestamp: 2024-01-28 09:10:31

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Application.Hacktool.172 also known as:

Lionic	Hacktool.Win32.Generic.3!c
Elastic	malicious (moderate confidence)
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Application.Hacktool.172
Skyhigh	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.tc
McAfee	Artemis!53C04E3420E7
Sangfor	Suspicious.Win32.Save.a
CrowdStrike	win/grayware_confidence_90% (D)
APEX	Malicious
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Application.Hacktool.172
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Application.Hacktool.172
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Application.Hacktool.172 (B)
VIPRE	Gen:Variant.Application.Hacktool.172
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
Sophos	Generic ML PUA (PUA)
GData	Gen:Variant.Application.Hacktool.172
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Agent
Arcabit	Trojan.Application.Hacktool.172
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Application.Hacktool.172
MAX	malware (ai score=73)
Cylance	unsafe
Rising	Trojan.Generic@AI.82 (RDML:ShO5uOaczgJhNH64a2J0Cw)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.100868622.susgen
Fortinet	Riskware/Application
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Application.Hacktool.172?

Application.Hacktool.172 removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

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Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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