Overview |
Vendor Notes: |
from the doc: "This is an application for real time monitoring of users activities
on network computers and for employees work time tracking.
Administrators can view typing keystrokes in real time, take
snapshots of the remote screen at will, view all running programs
and monitor when user switches between them, copy any files from
remote PC, view visited web site, terminate processes, control computers
remotely.
User's activities can be stored in log file on the remote workstation,
which can be downloaded later manually or by schedule. Log files
can be combined and exported to many useful formats to get reports
on how much time users spend with particular applications, which programs
they run with screenshots and keystrokes, what websites they visit, etc." |
Category: |
Key Logger: (Keystroke Logger). A program that runs in the background, recording all the keystrokes. Once keystrokes are logged, they are hidden in the machine for later retrieval, or shipped raw to the attacker. The attacker then peruses them carefully in the hopes of either finding passwords, or possibly other useful information that could be used to compromise the system or be used in a social engineering attack. For example, a key logger will reveal the contents of all e-mail composed by the user. Keylog programs are commonly included in rootkits and RATs (remote administration trojans).
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Similar Pests: |
Key Logger |
Origins |
Group: |
Deep Software |
By This Group: |
Activity Logger · |
Date of Origin: |
September, 2003 |
Distribution |
Prevalence: |
Active Monitor 3.01: < 0.00005%
More Info |
Clot Factor: |
Active Monitor 3.01: < 1
The "Clot Factor" is a measure of how much a pest "gums up" a machine by adding registry entries, files, and directories. As more objects are placed in a machine, manual removal becomes more difficult and more error-prone. |
Countries Affected: |
In the past three months, we have received reports of Active Monitor 3.01 in United Kingdom. |
Operation |
Storage Required: |
Active Monitor 3.01: at least 3897 KB |
Risks |
Detection Issues: |
Difficult to detect by design. May hide from process list. May install with variable names in variable locations. |
Detection and Removal |
Automatic Removal: |
 PestPatrol detects this.
PestPatrol removes this.
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Manual Removal: |
Follow these steps to remove Active Monitor 3.01 from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake. |
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Stop Running Processes:
Kill these running processes with Task Manager:
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Remove Files:
Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:
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Research |
File Analyses: |
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More Info: |
AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo! |
Research By: |
PestPatrol's Pest Research Center |
Last Revised: |
April 25, 2005 |