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CRCK_EVEREST

October 09, 2012
 Analysis by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Cracking Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This is the Trend Micro detection for programs that are used to generate product keys for a legitimate software. This cracking software is used to generate product keys for EVEREST Ultimate Edition software.

This cracking application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be manually installed by a user.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

44,544 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

07 Aug 2012

Arrival Details

This cracking application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It may be manually installed by a user.

NOTES:

This is the Trend Micro detection for programs that are used to generate product keys for a legitimate software. This cracking software is used to generate product keys for EVEREST Ultimate Edition software.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.200

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Identify and terminate files detected as CRCK_EVEREST

[ Learn More ]
  1. If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
  2. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as CRCK_EVEREST. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.


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