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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.
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