CRCK_PRODKEY

June 09, 2015

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 Analysis by: RonJay Kristoffer Caragay

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 ALIASES:

Riskware/ProductKey (Fortinet); Win32/PSWTool.ProductKey potentially unsafe (ESET-NOD32); Tool-PassView (McAfee); PUP.PSWTool.ProductKey (Malwarebytes)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

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  Threat Type: Cracking Application
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  Destructiveness: No
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  Encrypted:
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  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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

77,920 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

10 Apr 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.

NOTES:

It is an application that displays information such as product IDs/keys, etc. of installed Microsoft products.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.750

SSAPI PATTERN File:

1.615.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

15 Apr 2015

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 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 CRCK_PRODKEY. 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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