Analysis by: Cris Nowell Pantanilla
 PLATFORM:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Cracking Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This cracking application allows the use of certain software without purchasing license and avoid product registration.

This cracking application may be manually installed by a user.

This is the Trend Micro detection for files that exhibit certain behaviors.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 289,280 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 02 May 2011
Payload: Generate and patch software

Arrival Details

This cracking application may be manually installed by a user.

Other Details

This is the Trend Micro detection for:

  • Crack programs that generate and patch the following software:
    • Internet Download Manager version 6.XX

NOTES:
This allows the use of the software without purchasing license and avoid product registration.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 8.900
SSAPI PATTERN File: 1.196.20
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 02 May 2011

Step 1

For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.

Step 2

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as CRCK_SNDP. 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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