HackTool.Win32.HackAV
HackTool.Win32.HackAV or not-a-virus:Keygen (or HackTool:Win32/Keygen (Microsoft Malware Protection Center)) is the definition from Kaspersky Labs for a program designed to assist hacking. These programs often contain the signatures of potential Malware, that is not dangerous by itself, but can interfere with the work on a PC, or it can be used by a hacker to get some personal information from a Users computer.
According to the Microsoft Malware Protection Center its first known detection goes back to July 16th, 2009.[1]
Behaviour
This Riskware is able to create license keys, for illegally downloaded, non-registered Software. This kind of tool may appear differently, depending on what software the tool is designed to create a key for.[1] The following Security threats were most often found on PCs that have been related to this tool:
- Blackhole exploit kit
- Win32/Autorun
- Win32/Dorkbot
- Win32/Obfuscator [1]
Other aliases
- RiskWare/HackAV (Fortinet)
- Troj/Keygen (Sophos)
- CRCK_KEYGEN or HKTL_HACKAV (Trend Micro)
See also
External links
- For more about this Threat, see Volume 13 of the Security Intelligence Report (.pdf download)
- Analysis of a file at VirusTotal