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RiskWare.ProcessHacker (file analysis)

Malware Removal

The RiskWare.ProcessHacker 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.ProcessHacker virus can do?

  • SetUnhandledExceptionFilter detected (possible anti-debug)
  • The binary contains an unknown PE section name indicative of packing
  • The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
  • Executable file is packed/obfuscated with MPRESS
  • Authenticode signature is invalid

How to determine RiskWare.ProcessHacker?


File Info:

name: 61EB014E68F9C4D212F9.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/0654ee51acfa568d23d3932ee91cc9346b7a1b9b8892f7a72755ac5ddc5121c9
crc32: A86D38AA
md5: 61eb014e68f9c4d212f9b7ac8d8106ac
sha1: 0db54f66dc8c45c9f8202b26f9996f6e3d2b5d94
sha256: 0654ee51acfa568d23d3932ee91cc9346b7a1b9b8892f7a72755ac5ddc5121c9
sha512: 199573beaf95b0a04494be680e9a3a248286cf2989aee859918dcbdf77a99a8bc507884deeb930e51d8c18f319e72f531975e7da9fc15e688a152f7f6b409d4c
ssdeep: 12288:XZa3D6GP+4X9Kc3Asp/uOYlhz2VBFI3nzu8Ho:g3DRzXTwsp/uOY69I3w
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T197D41287F7145CD6CA404E7E91A3CEE90E21AD080C58679D5BCCBA2F2EFD74885297E4
sha3_384: cba02806cd02ca32e35ad7f365e7822d33c5eea1bd7dafb98442ebd9cef191a9ff1814faf1afb89a846258861336dd9a
ep_bytes: 60e80000000058055a0b00008b3003f0
timestamp: 2016-03-29 01:33:55

Version Info:

CompanyName: wj32
FileDescription: Process Hacker
FileVersion: 2.39.0.124
InternalName: Process Hacker
LegalCopyright: Licensed under the GNU GPL, v3.
OriginalFilename: ProcessHacker.exe
ProductName: Process Hacker
ProductVersion: 2.39.0.124
Translation: 0x0c09 0x04b0

RiskWare.ProcessHacker also known as:

MicroWorld-eScanTrojan.GenericKD.38138362
FireEyeTrojan.GenericKD.38138362
ALYacTrojan.GenericKD.38138362
CylanceUnsafe
ZillyaTrojan.PowerShell.Win32.771
SymantecML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEXMalicious
KasperskyVHO:Trojan.Win32.PowerShell.gen
BitDefenderTrojan.GenericKD.38138362
AvastWin32:Malware-gen
Ad-AwareTrojan.GenericKD.38138362
SophosMal/Generic-S
DrWebTool.ProcessHacker.3
TrendMicroTROJ_GEN.R002C0PL921
McAfee-GW-EditionBehavesLike.Win32.Generic.hc
EmsisoftTrojan.GenericKD.38138362 (B)
GDataTrojan.GenericKD.38138362
MAXmalware (ai score=82)
MicrosoftTrojan:Win32/Mamson.A!ml
McAfeeRDN/Generic.hra
VBA32Trojan.PowerShell
MalwarebytesRiskWare.ProcessHacker
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.R002C0PL921
MaxSecureTrojan.Malware.300983.susgen
FortinetW32/PossibleThreat
WebrootW32.Riskware.Processhacker
AVGWin32:Malware-gen

How to remove RiskWare.ProcessHacker?

RiskWare.ProcessHacker 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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