What is “Win32/GameHack.F potentially unsafe”?

The Win32/GameHack.F potentially unsafe 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 Win32/GameHack.F potentially unsafe virus can do?

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

How to determine Win32/GameHack.F potentially unsafe?


File Info:
crc32: ADC94AB5
md5: 74436801986d3c83107769450f827643
name: Left-4-Dead-Trainer.exe
sha1: 578405f43949481be0dcec2133b1770b34dc3ad3
sha256: 55010da623c468d5e94fc1763ed4d0161b718fe1486b487e5d383d319fade9c4
sha512: f3c2daeaa066f6f39b6710a77d50a196de99474f736754518a3a09b38b4954d197d85749283eac1110c918b0e5c0283e00bfa4ef2c0a62d453325d1cabd0c9d8
ssdeep: 24576:IxGPugjOUpzXy1+g7l7yFO/qi/NXNfGCjSLmwsNPd3RgFJBV1Ls2wBPU:vuDLyFO/jNd+CjS7sNlKFJBV1Ls2wB
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
FileVersion: 1.0000
ProductName: Left 4 Dead
ProductVersion: 13168
CompanyName: CheatHappens
Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Win32/GameHack.F potentially unsafe also known as:

CAT-QuickHeal	Trojan.IGENERIC
McAfee	Artemis!74436801986D
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.GameHack.f (v)
K7GW	Unwanted-Program ( 004b8e821 )
K7AntiVirus	Unwanted-Program ( 004b8e821 )
Invincea	heuristic
F-Prot	W32/GameHack.E.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
GData	Win32.Riskware.GameHack.E
Sophos	Generic PUA FH (PUA)
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.tc
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Buzus
Cyren	W32/GameHack.E.gen!Eldorado
Webroot	W32.Malware.Gen
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
AegisLab	Troj.W32.Buzus.lvJU
AVware	Trojan.Win32.GameHack.f (v)
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
Cylance	Unsafe
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/GameHack.F potentially unsafe
SentinelOne	static engine – malicious
Fortinet	PossibleThreat
CrowdStrike	malicious_confidence_80% (D)

How to remove Win32/GameHack.F potentially unsafe?

Win32/GameHack.F potentially unsafe 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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