Updated: August 16, 2007 1:09:56 PM
Type: Spyware
Name: PC Pandora
Version: 4.2.11
Publisher: Pandora Corp.
Risk Impact: Medium
Systems Affected: Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
When the program is executed, it creates the following folder:
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\PC Pandora
Next, the program creates the following files:
- %System%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\dhcpsub.dat
- %System%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\{467E3224-CDDA-B981-DBCD-81B9AECD8BB9}.dat
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\InstallOptions.dll
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\ioSpecial.ini
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\modern-wizard.bmp
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\options.ini
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\PandoraInstaller.dll
- %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Temp\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\System.dll
- %Windir%\Help\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].chm
- %System%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
- %System%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS FILE NAME 1].dll
- %System%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS FILE NAME 2].dll
- %System%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS FILE NAME 3].dll
- %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\PC Pandora\View Recorded Data.lnk
The program then creates the following registry subkeys:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\[RANDOM CLSID]
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\[RANDOM CLSID]
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]
Note: Where [RANDOM CLSID] may be one of the following:
- 06E75832-877B-4D9C-BD8F-1FF47BC003EC
- 7000220F-869C-220A-EF0C-8B630000E196
The program then records the following information:
- Screenshots
- Programs used
- Web sites visited
- Keystrokes
- IM conversations
- User activity, e.g. logon/logoff times
- Email activity
- File-sharing network activity
The user who installs the program may set a password to access the information, which can be stored locally on the computer.
The information can also be emailed to a remote location.