HackTool.Win32.HackAV
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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 can be used by a hacker to get some personal information from a user's computer.
According to the Microsoft Malware Protection Center, its first known detection goes back to July 16, 2009.[1]
Behaviour[]
This riskware is able to create license keys for illegally downloaded, non-registered software.[2] 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 these tools:
- Blackhole exploit kit
- Win32/Dorkbot
- Win32/Obfuscator[1]
Other aliases[]
- RiskWare/HackAV (Fortinet)
- Troj/Keygen (Sophos)
- CRCK_KEYGEN or HKTL_HACKAV (Trend Micro)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "HackTool:Win32/Keygen threat description". Microsoft Security Intelligence. Microsoft. 16 July 2009. Updated Sep 15, 2017
- ^ "Application:W32/Keygen Description". F-Secure Labs. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
External links[]
- 2009 in computing
- Cryptanalytic software
- Hacking (computer security)
- Malware
- Types of malware
- Hacking in the 2000s