HackTool.Agent.Steam is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name for tools that allow players to use Steam in a unauthorized manner.
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. This detection is aimed at hack tools that are used to pirate Steam games.
Hack tools are often found on sites of a shady nature.
Malwarebytes protects users from HackTool.Agent.Steam by using real-time protection.
Malwarebytes blocks HackTool.Agent.Steam
Malwarebytes can detect and remove HackTool.Agent.Steam 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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