Categories: Risk

Should I remove “RiskTool.Win64.Alien.a”?

The RiskTool.Win64.Alien.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.Win64.Alien.a virus can do?

SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
Anomalous file deletion behavior detected (10+)
Dynamic (imported) function loading detected
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Authenticode signature is invalid
Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
Attempts to restart the guest VM
Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup
Binary compilation timestomping detected

How to determine RiskTool.Win64.Alien.a?


File Info:
name: 524C69419C66E252C5AB.mlwpath: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/3c9485f81a7250dc2dd56ed12813de8d73c5f1d8d2d2fba0d6a4cebe9887f809crc32: 381B6045md5: 524c69419c66e252c5abd4b4a1af8656sha1: 76e4231af9d4afb0a192cee6aa5486da464068e5sha256: 3c9485f81a7250dc2dd56ed12813de8d73c5f1d8d2d2fba0d6a4cebe9887f809sha512: b0e4095f9c99f1bb1eeaf864647bb63036f170f09e290171cb7ec48b3a825b6d7bf00022e3a39e3e12623592ecb37479e3d5da0f4271ba72a09ab7ad438ec128ssdeep: 3072:IahKyd2n31b5GWp1icKAArDZz4N9GhbkrNEk/NLAh8vnEDRR4AcYaxEFRuHmH2dP:IahOrp0yN90QEl49f8sRw0/61Tpotype: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windowstlsh: T13954D00663E42066E4B6877198F203935B31BCE16B7496EF23D4E97E5E332D0A531F62sha3_384: c8583285b74ce2ae6bae4aa8ba2069090bc17d0e67dec3151b661eb7290c338aeb10058bb4e97852631393b45213e07eep_bytes: 4883ec28e85b0700004883c428e90600timestamp: 2062-07-25 12:18:00
Version Info:
CompanyName: Microsoft CorporationFileDescription: Win32 Cabinet Self-Extractor                                           FileVersion: 11.00.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)InternalName: Wextract                LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.OriginalFilename: WEXTRACT.EXE            ProductName: Internet ExplorerProductVersion: 11.00.19041.1Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

RiskTool.Win64.Alien.a also known as:

DrWeb	Trojan.MulDrop19.12971
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.GenericPMF.S4848801
Cylance	Unsafe
Cybereason	malicious.af9d4a
Symantec	PUA.Gen.2
Paloalto	generic.ml
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win64.Alien.a
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Dropper.dc
FireEye	Generic.mg.524c69419c66e252
Sophos	Generic PUA HG (PUA)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.2B9E7F9
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Sabsik.FL.B!ml
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
McAfee	Artemis!524C69419C66
APEX	Malicious
Rising	Malware.Heuristic!ET#98% (RDMK:cmRtazoU1cTuyJxUBjDyqiUUmO/P)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious SFX
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (W)