What is “Win64/HackTool.Agent.AE”?

The Win64/HackTool.Agent.AE 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 Win64/HackTool.Agent.AE virus can do?

The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
The executable is compressed using UPX

How to determine Win64/HackTool.Agent.AE?


File Info:
crc32: D5F23047
md5: 18fa1e7ecc45399e6f9aad496559ed6b
name: nc.js
sha1: 4474bc5ed3ed6dfe326c07e7daf69c8100a76db2
sha256: 8acadbff2f7bdbc2b101ec3928bc5b89ce7afcc036a36d9ed9df00cf48ad2156
sha512: 8d4f16f889c1d56dae9b0e6f3d2bb331a0b5d1b97783ff296e9a3d4cc9e51d5df570b69a1066fbdaa6f0903ac4d26a97f74ebe8bd9f2d7de0c493c82c88fef1c
ssdeep: 3072:yW7/kwINAaSLTpZChgiuTBfZAbw2jOKrQgr7A3V:5pIeacAgiMBmjOgwV
type: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

Win64/HackTool.Agent.AE also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.34130368
FireEye	Generic.mg.18fa1e7ecc45399e
McAfee	RDN/Generic Downloader.x
Cylance	Unsafe
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.34130368
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_70% (W)
APEX	Malicious
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.34130368
Kaspersky	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Rising	HackTool.Agent!8.335 (CLOUD)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.34130368 (B)
Invincea	heuristic
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Trapmine	suspicious.low.ml.score
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D208C9C0
ZoneAlarm	UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
MAX	malware (ai score=81)
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.34130368
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win64/HackTool.Agent.AE
Cybereason	malicious.ed3ed6
Paloalto	generic.ml

How to remove Win64/HackTool.Agent.AE?

Win64/HackTool.Agent.AE 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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