Analysis by: Camille Reyes
ALIASES:

HackTool:Win32/Keygen (Microsoft); HackTool.WinActivator (Ikarus); Riskware/Keytgen (Fortinet)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 3,717,080 bytes
File Type: EXE
Initial Samples Received Date: 29 Nov 2011

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.

Other Details

This Hacking Tool does the following:

  • It creates a product key based on the user's specifications about their machine.
  • It uses the product key to activate Microsoft Products.
  • The user may read and/or change BIOS and/or system information using this tool.