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HackTool.Agent is a generic detection for tools that are used to gain unauthorized access.
Hack tools are a special kind of riskware. Riskware, in general, is a detection for items that are not strictly malicious, but pose some sort of risk for the user in another way. The use of hack tools can have legal consequences in some countries and under some circumstances.
Some hacktools are backdoored or can be found on sites of a shady nature.
Malwarebytes protects users from HackTool.Agent by using real-time protection.
Malwarebytes blocks HackTool.Agent
Malwarebytes can detect and remove HackTool.Agent without further user interaction.
Should users wish to keep this program and exclude it from being detected in future scans, they can add the program to the exclusions list. Here’s how to do it.
If you want to allow the program to connect to the Internet, for example to fetch updates, also add an exclusion of the type Allow an application to connect to the internet and use the Browse button to select the file you wish to grant access.
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