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HackTool.Win32.KeyGen.AML

April 15, 2020
 Analysis by: Alyssa Christelle Ramos
 ALIASES:

possible-Threat.Keygen.AD(IKARUS)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW


This Hacking Tool 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.

It generates serial numbers to crack into programs that need valid serial numbers for the programs to function fully.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

12,288 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Initial Samples Received Date:

14 Apr 2020

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool 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.

Cracker Routine

This Hacking Tool generates serial numbers to crack into programs that need valid serial numbers for the programs to function fully.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.278.02

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

16 Apr 2020

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as HackTool.Win32.KeyGen.AML 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:


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