HackTool.Win64.PortScan.G
Windows
Threat Type: Hacking Tool
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware
This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
29,696 bytes
EXE
No
18 Oct 2024
Connects to URLs/IPs, Drops files
Arrival Details
This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Installation
This Hacking Tool drops the following files:
- {Grayware Path}\ip.txt → contains a list of found IP addresses successfully connected to the specified port.
Other Details
This Hacking Tool does the following:
- It tests if a port is open by connecting to a specified range of IP addresses to a specified port via TCP connection.
- It displays the following console output:
It accepts the following parameters:
- {IP Address Range} → Range of IP addresses to scan (e.g., 172.16.0.0 172.16.0.254)
- {Port} → Port to scan
- {Number of Hosts Per Scan} → value ranging from 1 to 800
The above parameters are entered in the following order:- {IP Address Range} {Port} {Number of Hosts Per Scan}
SOLUTION
9.800
2.773.00
24 Oct 2024
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.
Step 3
Search and delete this file
- {Grayware Path}\ip.txt
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HackTool.Win64.PortScan.G. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
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