W32/Darkgain.A

Darkgain detection was added for several files that were distributed by software pirates. The files were found by our personnel on file sharing networks and on some file download sites together with the installation packages of certain versions of F-Secure Internet Security. The files represented a keymaker, used to generate product keys, and a patcher, used to modify certain files to change a program's logic. These files were purposely created to allow illegal usage of F-Secure Internet Security product.

Please note, that software piracy hurts software vendors like F-Secure. In some countries the downloading and use of cracks, keymakers and similar files is considered to be a criminal offense and can lead to a legal action. All attempts to use illegal copies of F-Secure products are logged because the product keys generated by illegal keymakers can be easily recognized by our Key Validation System. No new anti-virus database updates are provided for illegal copies of our products, so cracked versions of F-Secure anti-virus software do not offer sufficient protection against new malware threats.

Besides, some of these underground files (cracks, trainers, keymakers) occasionally come with a "surprise". They may contain malicious files that, for example, would allow a remote hacker to get full access to a compromised computer. There was for example an incident where a powerful backdoor named SdBot was found inside a self-extracting archive that also contained a crack for a popular archiving software. People who used that crack also had their computers infected with a backdoor that provided hackers with full access to their systems.

If you found a W32/Darkgain detection on your hard drive, please delete the file.

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