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HackTool:Win32/Kapahyku

Posted: December 2, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 9/10
Infected PCs: 37
First Seen: December 2, 2015
Last Seen: January 3, 2020
OS(es) Affected: Windows

HackTool:Win32/Kapahyku is a harmful software that may represent a huge vulnerability to the systems it reaches. It creates its own files and may affect the files of other applications. The parasite connects the infected machine with remote hosts, which may be used to load additional threatening programs. In reality, the installation of hack tools may lead to the automatic download of various types of threats or highly suspicious applications. There is one big difference between HackTool:Win32/Kapahyku and the majority of stealthy Trojans in terms of distribution channels. Usually, advanced cyber threats may enter without the knowledge of the victim hidden in compromised email attachments of fake updates. As it appears, the infection with HackTool:Win32/Kapahyku may happen when PC users download cracks for some legitimate software voluntarily. These cracks are used to run paid software without purchasing its license. You should not download them because these hacking tools may possess some malicious codes. If this threat enters, it will inject its codes into other running processes quickly. Even if you check the Task Manager, you may not notice any new and suspicious process. HackTool:Win32/Kapahyku creates few files in the %TEMP% folder, but their names are different each time. The cyber threat also creates registry sub-keys that launch it whenever you turn on your PC. After the preparatory phase is over, the harmful tool initiates a connection to hosts like get.flow-56.xyz through port 80. Thanks to these hosts the hackers can communicate with their threats. They may send various instructions for specific operations. The culprits also may download any threat they want automatically. Eventually, they may get full access to the infected system, which may have extremely negative results. If you downloaded any cracks recently, you should check your machine with reliable security software immediately.

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