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HackTool.Win32.DEFENDERCONTROL.Z

March 07, 2025
 Analysis by: Ricardo III Valdez
 ALIASES:

Riskware/DefenderControl (FORTINET)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

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

File Size:

821,944 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

13 Oct 2022

Payload:

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:

  • {Malware File Path}\{Malware Filename}.ini

Other Details

This Hacking Tool does the following:

  • It displays a GUI with the capability to enable and disable Windows Defender.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.559.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

13 Oct 2022

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 these files

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  • {Malware File Path}\{Malware Filename}.ini

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HackTool.Win32.DEFENDERCONTROL.Z. 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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