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HackTool:Win32/WinActivator

First posted on 21 February 2017.
Source: Microsoft

Aliases :

There are no other names known for HackTool:Win32/WinActivator.

Explanation :

Installation
This threat can create files on your PC, including:

• c:\undo.bat

The malware uses code injection to make it harder to detect and remove. It can inject code into running processes.

Payload

It can stop some processes from running on your PC, including:

• hale.exe

Additional information

Creates a mutex

This threat can create a mutex on your PC. For example:

• WATFIX

It might use this mutex as an infection marker to prevent more than one copy of the threat running on your PC.

This malware description was published using automated analysis of file SHA1 5a5e1fd568e6d7c5cf6782de4ddfb5be40c5e3c0.

Last update 21 February 2017

 

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