HackTool.Cracker
Short bio
HackTool.Cracker is Malwarebytes’ generic detection name for tools that are used to crack software so that it will run without a valid license.
Type and source of infection
Hacktools are a category 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 hacktools, however, may be illegal in some countries, even if your intentions are benign.
Hacktools are usually installed by the users themselves and often downloaded from less reputable sites. The files may be backdoored or you may even get malware instead of the promised hacktool.
Protection
Malwarebytes protects users from HackTool.Cracker by using real-time protection.
Malwarebytes blocks HackTool.Cracker
Remediation
Malwarebytes can detect and remove HackTool.Cracker without further user interaction.
- Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
- Double-click MBSetup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- When your Malwarebytes for Windows installation completes, the program opens to the Welcome to Malwarebytes screen.
- Click on the Get started button.
- Click Scan to start a Threat Scan.
- Click Quarantine to remove the found threats.
- Reboot the system if prompted to complete the removal process.
Add an exclusion
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.
- Open Malwarebytes for Windows.
- Click the Detection History
- Click the Allow List
- To add an item to the Allow List, click Add.
- Select the exclusion type Allow a file or folder and use the Select a folder button to select the main folder for the software that you wish to keep.
- Repeat this for any secondary files or folder(s) that belong to the software.
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.
