About “Application.Hacktool.APQ” infection

The Application.Hacktool.APQ 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.APQ virus can do?

Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine Application.Hacktool.APQ?


File Info:
name: 773ADF87EE49F9BF3285.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/a7f3b8afb963528b4821b6151d259cf05ae970bc4400b805f7713bd8a0902a42
crc32: 4F7BFF09
md5: 773adf87ee49f9bf32851d33662dea79
sha1: 918cd28648d4ef9213c7d7a93c19f096d8ccb21f
sha256: a7f3b8afb963528b4821b6151d259cf05ae970bc4400b805f7713bd8a0902a42
sha512: dd05a8db569ca7f06979591f985a799b4e1c961c22315a32e670e8a97d47ab2cc4e27ef5f89795ee12b0f04b96d1adf88f9c6668aa96287c149b1f7c870fe42f
ssdeep: 384:y91At97YsgTsoFPzIZdbLFqV3V+OpIaL54nCp9oqyEjFvcd+yeOC2lmB:yfAtCPAIzetq5Vt54CsqoWp2l
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T1EF136C237CD28AB7C5D387B100F68F27AB3F667603625553CF449C9A3D318E4A636686
sha3_384: 969aa1c27bb32946618ca9aafbe1799ab3b894ce96b89f49e072bb6e6c4edacf92f55237dc8ddd056f94a13254ce86df
ep_bytes: 558bec6aff6810714000687835400064
timestamp: 2016-07-21 07:36:38

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Application.Hacktool.APQ also known as:

Lionic	Hacktool.Win32.PortMapper.3!c
Elastic	malicious (moderate confidence)
MicroWorld-eScan	Application.Hacktool.APQ
Skyhigh	HackTool-Portscan
McAfee	HackTool-Portscan
Cylance	unsafe
Zillya	Tool.PortMapper.Win32.2
Sangfor	Hacktool.Win32.Portmapper.Viim
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Alibaba	HackTool:Win32/PortMapper.ce958614
K7GW	Hacktool ( 0057030e1 )
K7AntiVirus	Hacktool ( 0057030e1 )
Symantec	Hacktool
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/HackTool.Agent.NGE
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ClamAV	Win.Tool.PortMapper-9818997-0
Kaspersky	HEUR:HackTool.Win32.PortMapper.gen
BitDefender	Application.Hacktool.APQ
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.PortMapper.hznlyk
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.116c164f
Emsisoft	Application.Hacktool.APQ (B)
DrWeb	Tool.PortScan.32
VIPRE	Application.Hacktool.APQ
TrendMicro	HKTL_PORTSCAN
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
GData	Application.Hacktool.APQ
Jiangmin	HackTool.PortMapper.b
Webroot	W32.HackTool.Gen
Antiy-AVL	HackTool/Win32.Agent
Xcitium	Malware@#3t7csbnnvb07h
Arcabit	Application.Hacktool.APQ
ZoneAlarm	HEUR:HackTool.Win32.PortMapper.gen
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Casdet!rfn
Google	Detected
ALYac	Misc.HackTool.Portscan
Malwarebytes	Generic.Malware/Suspicious
Panda	Trj/GdSda.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	HKTL_PORTSCAN
Rising	HackTool.Agent!8.335 (TFE:5:jF8kmksFMHC)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.118907510.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Agent.NGE!tr
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove Application.Hacktool.APQ?

Application.Hacktool.APQ 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.

About the author

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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