HackTool:Win32/Keygen
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| Popularity Rank: | 11,317 |
| Threat Level: | 80 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 103,709 |
| First Seen: | December 1, 2010 |
| Last Seen: | February 3, 2026 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Hacktool:Win32/Keygen is a rogue tool capable of making fake activation keys for a range of software. The tool doesn't have harmful components, but it is also often developed together alongside other malware. Thus the users who have it installed or may have it present on their system are already likely to be dealing with an infected computer.
The Hacktool:Win32/Keygen allows users to crack various software with the generated passwords. A Microsoft report shows that over half of the computers who used the hack tool were infected. The kind of infection may vary from machine to machine, same with the behavior of the tools. Some may encrypt data and act as ransomware, others may quietly mine for cryptocurrencies, while others may record personal information and more. In the end, all of these threats can lead to some serious issues, such as
data loss, hacked personal accounts, identity theft, stolen savings and worse.
The appearance of Hacktool:Win32/Keygen may be different for every user, since there are various cracks that use the source code of the hack tool. If you have recently used any illegal software to activate programs, you should check your system for infections at any cost and eliminate anything that may be a problem. According to the Microsoft Malware Protection Center, it was first spotted in action on July 16, 2009.
It is also known under a range of different names, specifically the following and potentially more.
Table of Contents
Aliases
15 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Antivirus Vendor | Detection |
|---|---|
| Ikarus | possible-Threat.Hacktool.KMS |
| GData | Win32.Trojan.Agent.ET9SBN |
| Sophos | Keygen (PUA) |
| ClamAV | Win.Trojan.Keygen-60 |
| McAfee | Generic PUP |
| CAT-QuickHeal | HackTool.Keygen.r3 (Not a Virus) |
| Ikarus | not-a-virus.Keygen.FineReader |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Sim |
| Sophos | Generic PUA KP |
| AntiVir | SPR/Tool.Keygen.277 |
| F-Prot | W32/MalwareF.FGAJ |
| McAfee | Artemis!A0E4F5BCD5AF |
| AVG | Generic17.BYN |
| Fortinet | W32/KeyGen.M!tr |
| F-Prot | W32/MalwareS.BJLQ |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove HackTool:Win32/Keygen
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | xf-autocad-kg_x64.exe | c915c717919f5b28f5e343fda16a84f6 | 4,441 |
| 2. | Activador Office 2010.exe | a0e4f5bcd5afc8b891cafcaccec37364 | 1,933 |
| 3. | Windows Loader.exe | d1b952982f13a8bddd90456d3f6b7ad0 | 1,697 |
| 4. | A0052950.exe | 3e9b7b76b154342811a8dcc2b507c1ce | 1,548 |
| 5. | KMSnano.exe | c1d306405e800aefb0c7ff68b7c54454 | 1,462 |
| 6. | Office 2010 Toolkit.exe | 801d7f317b7a067295bf4f8ea9dbf75f | 1,317 |
| 7. | KMSAct.exe | b04accbeb00ae7ec424c45a9277be90f | 948 |
| 8. | ESEt_activation.exe | 516a488e59138e5b88b1e4356eb86e00 | 581 |
| 9. | NOD32.FiX.v2.1-nsane.exe | 871ba3e3ed099c4a168358f21930b8e7 | 543 |
| 10. | Patch.exe | 023ca444e2fc4d22069de82cc529aaf9 | 503 |
| 11. | Nero Multimedia Suite 10 - Keygen.exe | 2ea777f1974dbfb8ec2036503b464cc8 | 330 |
| 12. | adobemasterkeygen55.exe | df9f6bfca92822cc878eac8faeecdf50 | 276 |
| 13. | TNod-1.4.0.15-setup.exe | 8733c89f832c5e011934b72685a34153 | 170 |
| 14. | rpc.exe | 1fa14cabb1829252a5ec20ced72aa4e7 | 145 |
| 15. | CrackDown.exe | c214925a6e327165f985aaeef29bd7f3 | 137 |
| 16. | iw5sp.exe | 86ff1d397d80f435586a54273d152c19 | 87 |
| 17. | TNODUP.exe | e268c7c2716e33f91dd988e38d2973fd | 85 |
| 18. | nodlogin.exe | 8813010d9d8fbe43f3595a2e788199fe | 80 |
| 19. | acronis_multi_keygen.exe | 54ba49437e0d576353879d16cd608635 | 55 |
| 20. | Activation Codes | 9c48ef2da58a1ac5cbe5ef89d3e52fe1 | 53 |
| 21. | Keygen Office 2013 Professional By-D.@.N.!.3.L.7.exe | 40d5fa32cf9b3d60a44219e96dab53e6 | 30 |
| 22. | BOX_cFosTASK.exe | 923a7b84dce6475134014235a769251d | 29 |
| 23. | InstSchedule.exe | f30a44260f41d4dbe217ac49617b96fd | 25 |
| 24. | Crack.exe | 865e29dbbdc4d9c1504ea760ed74f036 | 15 |
| 25. | Office Volume Activation Script for Z.W.T Keygen.exe | c484209576c5699b3ab245edc316fc24 | 14 |
| 26. | UNLOCK_HTC_TP2-5.EXE | 19ce82a24e1d0842d6b01ad802d479de | 8 |
| 27. | KMService.exe | 307e4f755bcef63b7ac69bbe8722bd20 | 2 |
| 28. | FLOATING_Pa.exe | 3398109272dd58774d49827923e0eba8 | 2 |
