CRCK_KEYGEN.GN
HackTool:Win32/Keygen (Microsoft); Mal/Packer (Sophos)
Windows
Threat Type: Cracking Application
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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.
It generates serial numbers to crack into programs that need valid serial numbers for the programs to function fully.
This is the Trend Micro detection for files that exhibit certain behaviors.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
61,164 bytes
EXE
22 Oct 2015
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.
Cracker Routine
This cracking application generates serial numbers to crack into programs that need valid serial numbers for the programs to function fully.
Other Details
This is the Trend Micro detection for:
- cracking applications used to generate serial numbers for applications that need valid serial numbers to function fully.
SOLUTION
9.750
NOTES:
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