RiskWare.DefenderControl (file analysis)

The RiskWare.DefenderControl 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.DefenderControl virus can do?

Reads data out of its own binary image
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
The executable is compressed using UPX
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs

How to determine RiskWare.DefenderControl?


File Info:
crc32: B95CE5D1
md5: 59cb27a362487c51312629ae89c45288
name: 59CB27A362487C51312629AE89C45288.mlw
sha1: ad0457af942167452b2ae11db2689dd27d70e4ca
sha256: a9f30d93b926d6fe88795a9257e4d346da2e0ef059eb5f77f7d7f70735377235
sha512: ce4683ce5a592802d34666e8a238c500cdc7b56e5ca366bb3380f43fee3a73cfdd2cc6991aedc4704e7bdf98b88e8b372ec9badc42bf12f69f5f3f25a0dfad1a
ssdeep: 12288:Qzcz7EanlQjWtYxvUiwftuBHwWVQ1+TJj4:acz7NAqhftIHwWewTh4
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: Copyright xa9 2015-2021 www.sordum.org All Rights Reserved.
Coder: By BlueLife
FileVersion: 2.0.0.0
CompanyName: www.sordum.org
Comments: dfControl v2.0
ProductVersion: 2.0.0.0
FileDescription: dfControl v2.0
OriginalFilename: dfControl.exe
Translation: 0x0809 0x04b0

RiskWare.DefenderControl also known as:

K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 700000111 )
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Gen:Variant.Strictor.263400
K7GW	Trojan ( 700000111 )
APEX	Malicious
Avast	FileRepMalware
BitDefender	Gen:Variant.Strictor.263400
MicroWorld-eScan	Gen:Variant.Strictor.263400
Ad-Aware	Gen:Variant.Strictor.263400
FireEye	Gen:Variant.Strictor.263400
Emsisoft	Gen:Variant.Strictor.263400 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_61%
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASBOL.C6A4
Arcabit	Trojan.Strictor.D404E8
GData	Gen:Variant.Strictor.263400
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
Malwarebytes	RiskWare.DefenderControl
Ikarus	Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter
MaxSecure	Trojan.Autoit.AZA
Fortinet	W32/PossibleThreat
AVG	FileRepMalware
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove RiskWare.DefenderControl?

RiskWare.DefenderControl 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.

About the author

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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