Analysis by: Clive Fuentebella
ALIASES:

a variant of Win32/Keygen.AU potentially unsafe application (NOD32)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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

It uses a user interface (UI).

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 196,096 bytes
Memory Resident: No
Payload: Uses a user interface

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.

Cracker Routine

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

Other Details

This Hacking Tool uses the following user interface:

It does the following:

  • It is used to generate activation codes for Nitro PDF v9.x.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
SSAPI PATTERN File: 2.375.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 04 Feb 2021

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.VLP. 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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