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Published Jan 06, 2011 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

HackTool:Win32/Ntscan.A

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Win-AppCare/Hacktool.159744.B (AhnLab) Application.Tool.5276 (BitDefender) Tool.Ntscan (Dr.Web) not-a-virus:NetTool.Win32.NTScan.100 (Kaspersky) HTool-nts6 (McAfee) Exploit/Lsass.L (Panda) Hack.Agent.eq (Rising AV) NTScan (Sophos) Hacktool.Scan (Symantec)

Summary

HackTool:Win32/Ntscan.A is a utility that is used to scan a specified IP block to identify computers that have a weak passwords for their corresponding Admin$ and IPC$ share.
Programs designated as Hacktool are generally installed intentionally by a computer user. Deleting the installed components will remove it. Alternatively, to detect and remove this software, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as the following:
 
 
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
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