Analysis by: John Donnie Celestre
ALIASES:

Win32:AutoKMS-A [Tool] (AVAST); W32/HacktoolKms.9A19!tr (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 requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 275,176 bytes
File Type: EXE
Initial Samples Received Date: 04 Feb 2019

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.

Other Details

This Hacking Tool requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 2.144.40
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 04 Feb 2019
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 2.145.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 05 Feb 2019

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