Modified by: Abraham Latimer Camba
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Cracking Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This cracking application may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites. 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: Varies
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: Yes
Initial Samples Received Date: 12 Jun 2012

Arrival Details

This cracking application may be unknowingly downloaded by a user while visiting malicious websites.

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.

NOTES:

This is Trend Micro's detection for cracking applications used to generate serial numbers for applications that need valid serial numbers to function fully.

It may display any of the following user interfaces:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.200
SSAPI PATTERN File: 1.297.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 14 Jun 2012

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

Identifying the Grayware Files

Download the latest spyware pattern file and scan your computer. Note the path and file name of all files detected as CRCK_KEYGEN.

Step 3

Identify and terminate files detected as CRCK_KEYGEN

[ Learn More ]
  1. Windows Task Manager may not display all running processes. In this case, please use a third-party process viewer, preferably Process Explorer, to terminate the malware/grayware/spyware file. You may download the said tool here.
  2. If the detected file is displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer but you cannot delete it, restart your computer in safe mode. To do this, refer to this link for the complete steps.
  3. If the detected file is not displayed in either Windows Task Manager or Process Explorer, continue doing the next steps.

Step 4

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