About “HackTool:Win32/RemoteAdmin!MSR” infection

The HackTool:Win32/RemoteAdmin!MSR 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:Win32/RemoteAdmin!MSR virus can do?

How to determine HackTool:Win32/RemoteAdmin!MSR?


File Info:
crc32: CC7BE99C
md5: ab41b1e2db77cebd9e2779110ee3915d
name: nc.exe
sha1: 4122cf816aaa01e63cfb76cd151f2851bc055481
sha256: 7379c5f5989be9b790d071481ee4fdfaeeb0dc7c4566cad8363cb016acc8145e
sha512: ec7105b30ccba23c891f3fa38ca77fb37785fdd8ac07750f83d9a09189ed29e7a91481119a6ace073cc1597e014bca67f295818864055408ab57cacfd7c4fc6b
ssdeep: 1536:8LJg1OAEuxWhXTmNquG9L0RT/ADGRMlu:8LJlAEuxAWqu3ZMlu
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

HackTool:Win32/RemoteAdmin!MSR also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Application.RemoteAdmin.RGU
CMC	Generic.Win32.ab41b1e2db!MD
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.GenericPMF.S519521
McAfee	Tool-NetCat.g
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
K7AntiVirus	Unwanted-Program ( 0049ebb41 )
BitDefender	Application.RemoteAdmin.RGU
K7GW	Unwanted-Program ( 0049ebb41 )
Cybereason	malicious.2db77c
Arcabit	Application.RemoteAdmin.RGU
TrendMicro	HKTL_NETCAT
Cyren	W32/Agent.THOE-8538
Symantec	NetCat
ESET-NOD32	Win32/RemoteAdmin.NetCat potentially unsafe
Zoner	Trojan.Win32.38913
TrendMicro-HouseCall	HKTL_NETCAT
Paloalto	generic.ml
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.NetCat.a
Alibaba	HackTool:Win32/NetCat.1fe39414
NANO-Antivirus	Riskware.Win32.RemoteAdmin.eijmmb
ViRobot	RemoteAdmin.NetCat.61440
Rising	PUF.RemoteAdmin!1.BBDD (CLOUD)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
Emsisoft	Application.RemoteAdmin.RGU (B)
Comodo	ApplicUnsaf.Win32.RemoteAdmin.NetCat.g@1miisx
F-Secure	Riskware:W32/NetCat
Zillya	Trojan.RemoteAdmin.Win32.8
Invincea	heuristic
McAfee-GW-Edition	Tool-NetCat.g
FireEye	Generic.mg.ab41b1e2db77cebd
Sophos	NetCat (PUA)
F-Prot	W32/Agent.NASU
Jiangmin	Trojan/VulnWatch.a
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.4320.susgen
Avira	SPR/NetCat.A
Fortinet	Riskware/Nt110
Antiy-AVL	RiskWare[RemoteAdmin]/Win32.NetCat.a
Microsoft	HackTool:Win32/RemoteAdmin!MSR
SUPERAntiSpyware	PUP.NetCat/Variant
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.NetCat.a
AhnLab-V3	Win-AppCare/NTSniff_v111.61440
ALYac	Misc.HackTool.NetCat
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
Ad-Aware	Application.RemoteAdmin.RGU
Panda	Hacktool/NetCat.B
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b4d2de
GData	Win32.Riskware.NetCat.A
Webroot	W32.Malware.Gen
AVG	Win32:Netcat-A [Tool]
Avast	Win32:Netcat-A [Tool]

How to remove HackTool:Win32/RemoteAdmin!MSR?

HackTool:Win32/RemoteAdmin!MSR 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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