Should I remove “HackTool.WinCred.2”?

The HackTool.WinCred.2 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 HackTool.WinCred.2 virus can do?

How to determine HackTool.WinCred.2?


File Info:
crc32: 21CCB516
md5: a579b24772a37d948c6f8e7121472a85
name: p64.exe
sha1: 7832a9435ad67c7eeef7ccc4e055059f98cb0fed
sha256: 79d92094639015b7857cce6afe6c706c1e6261623b5ca018096df9e88fd510b3
sha512: 047da43c84400f019c71da64a5ddf7a71ae27c58c0a0058ec6c984fa545eaaec8b5e7799d664263c1ed50d92fb1ea130f0048e6060ef5af5cb6119681050b82a
ssdeep: 12288:Vc7/Q0+22kSuPvrk71TRnXjoV7bR0neqBsAMdcDFA7yUfce:C7/QZtVuPvQ71TRnXjoR0eos1ODEl
type: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

HackTool.WinCred.2 also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:HackTool.WinCred.2
McAfee	Artemis!A579B24772A3
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
BitDefender	Gen:HackTool.WinCred.2
Cybereason	malicious.772a37
Avast	Win64:Malware-gen
ClamAV	Win.Trojan.Mimikatz-6463690-0
GData	Gen:HackTool.WinCred.2
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win64.GetPass.fakoai
AegisLab	Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
Rising	HackTool.Agent!8.335 (CLOUD)
Ad-Aware	Gen:HackTool.WinCred.2
Sophos	GetPassword (PUA)
DrWeb	Tool.GetPass.15
Zillya	Trojan.Ke3chang.Win64.17
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis
Trapmine	malicious.high.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.a579b24772a37d94
Emsisoft	Gen:HackTool.WinCred.2 (B)
Jiangmin	HackTool.Agent.cbr
Arcabit	Gen:HackTool.WinCred.2
SUPERAntiSpyware	Hack.Tool/Gen-WinCred
ZoneAlarm	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Bitrep.C
MAX	malware (ai score=95)
Panda	Trj/CI.A
ESET-NOD32	Win64/PSWTool.GetPassword.B potentially unsafe
Yandex	Riskware.PSWTool!
eGambit	Trojan.Generic
Fortinet	Adware/GetPassword
AVG	Win64:Malware-gen
Paloalto	generic.ml
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (W)
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.Hacktool.41c

How to remove HackTool.WinCred.2?

HackTool.WinCred.2 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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