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<blockquote data-quote="struppigel" data-source="post: 915017" data-attributes="member: 86910"><p>From a malware analysts perspective: A lot of these tools by NirSoft are abused by malware or components of malware, e.g., information stealers that extract credentials from the infected system. So much so that hunting for malware by searching for certain NirSoft programs is a viable thing to do.</p><p></p><p>The detection as <strong><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)">Hacktool/PUP</span></strong> is<span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)"> correct </span>because unless you installed the program on purpose, its presence on a system indicates a serious problem.</p><p>The detections as <strong><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>malware/trojan</strong></span></strong> are <strong><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">not correct</span></strong>.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: null">I suspect the main reason for the malware detections are systems which automatically create signatures. They determine that this is a crucial and common component of malware and malware behavior, so they flag it.</span></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: null"><strong>To answer OPs question:</strong> </span></strong><span style="color: null">You can safely download and use NirSoft products.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="struppigel, post: 915017, member: 86910"] From a malware analysts perspective: A lot of these tools by NirSoft are abused by malware or components of malware, e.g., information stealers that extract credentials from the infected system. So much so that hunting for malware by searching for certain NirSoft programs is a viable thing to do. The detection as [B][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]Hacktool/PUP[/COLOR][/B] is[COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)] correct [/COLOR]because unless you installed the program on purpose, its presence on a system indicates a serious problem. The detections as [B][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]malware/trojan[/B][/COLOR][/B] are [B][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]not correct[/COLOR][/B]. [COLOR=null]I suspect the main reason for the malware detections are systems which automatically create signatures. They determine that this is a crucial and common component of malware and malware behavior, so they flag it.[/COLOR] [B] [COLOR=null][B]To answer OPs question:[/B] [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=null]You can safely download and use NirSoft products.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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