HackTool.Win32.Gamehack.AH
a variant of Win32/GameHack.EL (NOD32)
Windows
Threat Type: Hacking Tool
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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.
It does not have any propagation routine.
It does not have any backdoor routine.
It does not have any information-stealing capability.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
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:
- %User Temp%\~{Random}\AaLKrenz.dll
- %User Temp%\~{Random}\Fitur.txt
- %User Temp%\~{Random}\RESECTOR.exe
- %User Temp%\~{Random}\RESPECTOR_V1.1.exe
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
It adds the following processes:
- %User Temp%\~{Random}\RESECTOR.exe
(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)
Propagation
This Hacking Tool does not have any propagation routine.
Backdoor Routine
This Hacking Tool does not have any backdoor routine.
Rootkit Capabilities
This Hacking Tool does not have rootkit capabilities.
Information Theft
This Hacking Tool does not have any information-stealing capability.
NOTES:
This Hacking Tool does the following:
- It displays the GUI of RESECTOR.exe used for spec files in game hacking
It does not exploit any vulnerability.
SOLUTION
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
- %User Temp%\~{Random}\AaLKrenz.dll
- %User Temp%\~{Random}\Fitur.txt
- %User Temp%\~{Random}\RESECTOR.exe
- %User Temp%\~{Random}\RESPECTOR_V1.1.exe
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HackTool.Win32.Gamehack.AH. 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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