What is “MSIL/Riskware.GameHack.AR”?

The MSIL/Riskware.GameHack.AR 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 MSIL/Riskware.GameHack.AR virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine MSIL/Riskware.GameHack.AR?


File Info:
crc32: 161C8B91
md5: 419be318e2b322c7af12292e328fdecc
name: launcher.exe
sha1: de58a4084a2cda4a148263bd02ab1adf2b9b6438
sha256: fb0f8bd8ac28eb76a240991c8f8a7dcfabf5fc9481cb2f6ae8c46a64a4d601ea
sha512: 81dc52e393b454b0a235990b69cf8aa8274bfe3845980205f08028556a1e72f71f619ebb0d882c4d1d2a299793a273462392b8347ef4fe9b6d8c7d6a3689cfa4
ssdeep: 12288:th1Lk70TnvjcmRAACSeK6A0lfKN5echKvRZSk3nueSKpD7hZjk4OSzTnnuYFuk:Jk70TrcmmSeKWlyGc8vRZrnuefFjOSvP
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9  2020
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: launcher.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
CompanyName: 
LegalTrademarks: 
Comments: 
ProductName: FlameX
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: FlameX
OriginalFilename: launcher.exe

MSIL/Riskware.GameHack.AR also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectVM.malware
Qihoo-360	Generic/HEUR/QVM10.2.BE4B.Malware.Gen
McAfee	Artemis!419BE318E2B3
Cylance	Unsafe
Cybereason	malicious.84a2cd
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
GData	Win32.Packed.Kryptik.4WEYS9
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#100% (RDMK:cmRtazpDc7aAfhMn9SlPhl5OgCH/)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
Comodo	.UnclassifiedMalware@0
Invincea	heuristic
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.jc
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
FireEye	Generic.mg.419be318e2b322c7
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Ikarus	Packed.Win32.Crypt
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.D!ml
ZoneAlarm	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Acronis	suspicious
BitDefenderTheta	Gen:NN.ZexaF.34106.Rq0@a4WnT4k
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Riskware.GameHack.AR
Tencent	Msil.Risk.Riskware.Pbpj
SentinelOne	DFI – Malicious PE
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Fortinet	Riskware/GameHack
Paloalto	generic.ml
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)

How to remove MSIL/Riskware.GameHack.AR?

MSIL/Riskware.GameHack.AR 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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