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HackTool:Win32/WpePro
Aliases: Application.Sniffer.Wpepro.E (BitDefender) Hack.Sniffer.Win32.WPEPro.b (Rising AV) HackTool.Win32.Sniffer.WpePro.w (Kaspersky) Hacktool.WPE (Symantec) Program.Wpe (Dr.Web) Sniffer.Win32.WpePro (Ikarus) Sniff-WpePro (McAfee) Troj/WpePro-A (Sophos) TROJ_SPNR.15CF12 (Trend Micro) W32/Hacktool.IW (Norman) Win32/Sniffer.WpePro.B (ESET) Win-Trojan/Wpepro.184320.B (AhnLab)
Summary
HackTool:Win32/WpePro is a tool called Winsock Packet Editor Pro or "WPE PRO" that listens, logs, filters, and modifies Winsock packets.
The tool may be used to hack online communications and online games by mimicking traffic from the communication or game.
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:
- Microsoft Security Essentials or, for Windows 8, Windows Defender
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
