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PUA.Win32.KeyGen.CRRR

March 02, 2021
 Analysis by: Paul Steven Nadera
 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Potentially Unwanted Application

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

6,144 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

17 Feb 2021

Arrival Details

This Potentially Unwanted Application 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 Potentially Unwanted Application displays the following message boxes:


It does the following:

  • Generates serial code based on an inputted key where the default key is the following:
    • activewave102

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

SSAPI PATTERN File:

2.379.00

SSAPI PATTERN Date:

18 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 PUA.Win32.KeyGen.CRRR. 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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