Troj/SCKeyLog-G

Please follow the instructions for removing Trojans.

Change any data that may have become compromised.

Windows NT/2000/XP/2003

In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 you will also need to edit the following registry entries. The removal of these entries is optional in Windows 95/98/Me. Please read the warning about editing the registry.

At the taskbar, click Start|Run. Type 'Regedit' and press Return. The registry editor opens.

Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup. On the 'Registry' menu, click 'Export Registry File'. In the 'Export range' panel, click 'All', then save your registry as Backup.

Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE entries:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Run "secsrvrc"=C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\secsrvrc.exe"

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Run\ win_spool2 ="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\win_spool2.exe".

and delete them if they exist.

Close the registry editor.

Troj/SCKeyLog-G is spyware which runs background processes and allows activity to be monitored on remote systems.

Troj/SCKeyLog-G includes detection for the following components:

VPASPScanner.exe
CGIScanner.exe
PHPScanner.exe

which represent a monitoring tool that captures users' activity, saves it to an encrypted logfile and periodically sends it to the intruder.

When executed the main component extracts a main executable and a dll file to the Windows system32 folder, installs a background service, changes the system registry and sends the notification email to the remote address.

The executables may have the following filenames:

secsrvrc.exe
secsrvrc.dll
win_spool2.exe
win_spool2.dll

with the corresponding registry entries:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Run "secsrvrc"=C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\secsrvrc.exe"

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Run\ win_spool2 ="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\win_spool2.exe"