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Published Jun 22, 2010 | Updated Sep 15, 2017

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HackTool:Win32/Keydump

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Win-AppCare/WinKeyfinder.272357 (AhnLab) not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.RAS.a (Kaspersky) FindKeyXP.A.dropper (Norman) HackTool.EEG (AVG) Win32/PSWTool.RAS.A (ESET) not-a-virus.Keyfinder.Findkey (Ikarus) RAS Key Editor (Sophos) CRCK_JBEAN.A (Trend Micro) Jelly Bean Keyfinder (Sophos)

Summary

HackTool:Win32/Keydump is a tool that retrieves Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Office product keys. It is also capable of modifying the current Windows XP product key and Windows registration information.

Manual removal is not recommended for this threat. To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may have been installed, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antivirus product such as Microsoft Security Essentials, or the Microsoft Safety Scanner. For more information about using antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/av.aspx.

HackTool:Win32/Keydump

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System changes