Should I remove “RiskWare.Agent.REG”?

The RiskWare.Agent.REG 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 RiskWare.Agent.REG virus can do?

How to determine RiskWare.Agent.REG?


File Info:
crc32: A57AB1AC
md5: 8e5c5745debe799d36d03a6cb6797dfb
name: 8E5C5745DEBE799D36D03A6CB6797DFB.mlw
sha1: 5c199e84865e2baa8d4fc05e6e4fb154fa27f09b
sha256: a9247dbc69ffa600b4c9b0dbdeea627614f4e7ea11902b21a08a0b7adcc64d8f
sha512: 46c854361151a889ec654d86a1a123c0a39b6359583bb817a036a6cde3a7b662fe2191d2b7752f6ae6b240e30ec2376d0e9eb8dd96eaff5443f7c4b172487b55
ssdeep: 24576:AYWfmde3WThB+faXexi41hmVxg1gb/tbP8e8SplHPX:/Wfmde0IfNxS3/tb8e8SXv
type: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: 
InternalName: 
FileVersion: 1.1.33.02
ProductName: 
ProductVersion: 1.1.33.02
FileDescription: 
OriginalFilename: 
Translation: 0x0409 0x04b0

RiskWare.Agent.REG also known as:

Lionic	Trojan.Win32.AutoHK.try9
CAT-QuickHeal	TrojanDropper.Agent
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.36915443
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Trojan.AutoHK.Win32.521
Sangfor	Trojan.Win32.Agent.tetpdi
Cyren	W64/Trojan.CGVS-6807
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.MBT
Avast	FileRepMalware
Cynet	Malicious (score: 99)
Kaspersky	Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.tetpdi
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.36915443
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.36915443
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.36915443
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S (PUA)
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0WEN21
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win64.Dropper.th
FireEye	Trojan.GenericKD.36915443
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.36915443 (B)
Jiangmin	TrojanSpy.AutoHK.aq
Avira	TR/Drop.Agent.yhuqg
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D23348F3
ZoneAlarm	Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.tetpdi
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.36915443
McAfee	Artemis!8E5C5745DEBE
MAX	malware (ai score=86)
VBA32	TrojanDropper.Agent
Malwarebytes	RiskWare.Agent.REG
Panda	Trj/CI.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0WEN21
Yandex	Trojan.DR.Agent!cSulKTwkGis
Fortinet	W32/Agent.TETPDI!tr
AVG	FileRepMalware

How to remove RiskWare.Agent.REG?

RiskWare.Agent.REG 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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