RiskTool.Win32.Hidcon.a removal guide

The RiskTool.Win32.Hidcon.a 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 RiskTool.Win32.Hidcon.a virus can do?

Sample contains Overlay data
Reads data out of its own binary image
Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine RiskTool.Win32.Hidcon.a?


File Info:
name: 5A181C03250E548C2F4B.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/f2fa8e2b60117ed370b31f2ce7e22b631a1bafcf22dbe5c50b5b40264ec61eac
crc32: D320BEDB
md5: 5a181c03250e548c2f4bbb712fd7e6cd
sha1: 7ad8e09e95e11404f28c5e28ff28ad20c2fdad6f
sha256: f2fa8e2b60117ed370b31f2ce7e22b631a1bafcf22dbe5c50b5b40264ec61eac
sha512: 5bdd41383ba0e47c3e57e0cf4e5cec404d8391af9adf2e7a3a8ba7be385409884b34e8146bdd7a4fd63c5a8a4926d0316d9d4168173d82f39b4fd84af0db79c6
ssdeep: 98304:KGHEWOrfShRyOJLa+0fWYzV8t2PMfgv0lZoZKGnrL:KYExjSD5a+g8t2MXlZokm
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T168062312B79CBCF1F5600030A9492E9E529DEF64AA17446332BCBD39ED74AEB4303759
sha3_384: 760d7c38321c1c4263b8a508dec5038ff7f99997f2cb017b9e33b1c86b0943b8fe359e5ac50cbb3cc3cc0ada483b0e7f
ep_bytes: 558bec6aff6808494100680420410064
timestamp: 2006-05-14 04:24:34

Version Info:
CompanyName: -[by TornadoEffect]-
FileDescription: www.TNCTR.com
FileVersion: 1.0
InternalName: www.TNCTR.com
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 2011 by TornadoEffect
OriginalFilename: www.TNCTR.com
ProductName: -[by TornadoEffect]-
ProductVersion: 1, 0
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

RiskTool.Win32.Hidcon.a also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetectMalware
Lionic	Riskware.Win32.Hidcon.1!c
Skyhigh	Artemis
McAfee	Artemis!5A181C03250E
Malwarebytes	RiskWare.HidCon.Drop
Sangfor	Riskware.Win32.Hidcon.Viki
K7AntiVirus	Unwanted-Program ( 004d38111 )
K7GW	Unwanted-Program ( 004d38111 )
Symantec	PUA.Gen.2
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Hidcon.B potentially unsafe
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.Hidcon.a
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Sophos	Generic Reputation PUA (PUA)
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.Autoit
Xcitium	ApplicUnsaf@#33uo3mn2rxztj
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.Hidcon.a
Cylance	unsafe
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002H0CBE24
Fortinet	Riskware/Hidcon
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
DeepInstinct	MALICIOUS

How to remove RiskTool.Win32.Hidcon.a?

RiskTool.Win32.Hidcon.a 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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I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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