How to remove “RiskWare.NetCat”?

The RiskWare.NetCat 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.NetCat virus can do?

How to determine RiskWare.NetCat?


File Info:
crc32: CB97C1A4
md5: e0fb946c00b140693e3cf5de258c22a1
name: nc.exe
sha1: 57f0839433234285cc9df96198a6ca58248a4707
sha256: be4211fe5c1a19ff393a2bcfa21dad8d0a687663263a63789552bda446d9421b
sha512: d4c8878e04751bba3167e97e84d0768cd85a2f95a6be19340f2d1f894f555c1e10d01eec399c356c0ed03f25bc2fcbc575095e85dfdd2f896a9d32ec8bbaaee0
ssdeep: 768:pi3A+wAwcw1/GWTw8+7TAB+fThAapYgVLrORoMn+xtuHkydSsa6CvwEBRMOog:g3A+wAwjp+fTnlOR/+xtuHnK6p2Rog
type: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

RiskWare.NetCat also known as:

Bkav	W32.RzangPPP.Trojan
MicroWorld-eScan	Application.NetTool.A
CMC	Generic.Win32.e0fb946c00!MD
CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.NetcatPMF.S2872974
ALYac	Backdoor.ToxiBackDoor
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
BitDefender	Application.NetTool.A
Cybereason	malicious.c00b14
Invincea	heuristic
Baidu	Win32.Backdoor.NCX.b
Symantec	NetCat
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/RemoteAdmin.NetCat.AB potentially unsafe
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
GData	Win32.Riskware.NetCat.C
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.NetCat.alj
Alibaba	RiskWare:Win32/NetCat.53fc75f1
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Ncx.eplb
ViRobot	RemoteAdmin.NetCat.59392
Tencent	Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b84b59
Ad-Aware	Application.NetTool.A
Comodo	ApplicUnsaf.Win32.RemoteAdmin@4i2o
DrWeb	Tool.Netcat.327
Zillya	Adware.MultiPlug.Win32.498770
TrendMicro	HKTL_NETCAT
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.1617684.susgen
FireEye	Generic.mg.e0fb946c00b14069
Sophos	NetCat (PUA)
Jiangmin	Hacktool.Nc
Webroot	W32.Trojan.Orsam
Avira	SPR/RemoteAdmin.Net
Antiy-AVL	RiskWare[RemoteAdmin]/Win32.NetCat.alj
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
Arcabit	Application.NetTool.A
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:RemoteAdmin.Win32.NetCat.alj
TACHYON	Backdoor/W32.Ncx.59392.AP
AhnLab-V3	Win-AppCare/NTSniff_v110
MAX	malware (ai score=99)
Malwarebytes	RiskWare.NetCat
TrendMicro-HouseCall	HKTL_NETCAT
Rising	Backdoor.Ncx.b (CLOUD)
Fortinet	Riskware/NetCat
AVG	Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Qihoo-360	Trojan.Generic

How to remove RiskWare.NetCat?

RiskWare.NetCat 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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