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Spyware.KeyboardLogger

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Updated: February 13, 2007 11:44:38 AM
Type: Spyware
Version: v1.3
Publisher: PANTERASoft
Risk Impact: High
File Names: keyspy.exe
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP


When Spyware.KeyboardLogger is installed it does the following:
  1. Creates the following files:

    • %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\KLog\ins.dat
    • %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Keyboard Logger Pro\Help.lnk
    • %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Keyboard Logger Pro\Keyboard Logger.lnk
    • %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Keyboard Logger Pro\Order on-line.lnk
    • %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Keyboard Logger Pro\Uninstall.lnk
    • %ProgramFiles%\Keyboard Logger\KeySpy.exe (Spyware.Keyboardlogger)
    • %ProgramFiles%\Keyboard Logger\kh.dll
    • %ProgramFiles%\Keyboard Logger\kl.chm
    • %ProgramFiles%\Keyboard Logger\license.txt
    • %ProgramFiles%\Keyboard Logger\Order.url
    • %ProgramFiles%\Keyboard Logger\Readme.txt
    • %ProgramFiles%\Keyboard Logger\Uninstall.exe

      Note:
    • %UserProfile% is a variable that refers to the current user's profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User] (Windows NT/2000/XP).
    • %ProgramFiles% is a variable that refers to the program files folder. By default, this is C:\Program Files.
    • %SystemDrive% is a variable that refers to the drive on which Windows is installed. By default, this is drive C.

  2. Adds the following value:

    "pskl" = "%ProgramFiles%\Keyboard Logger Pro\keyspy.exe"

    to the registry subkey:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

    so that the risk runs every time Windows starts.

  3. Creates the following registry subkeys:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Keyboard Logger Pro
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\{RandomCLSID}


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