Overview
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Password Cracker: A tool to decrypt a password or password file. PestPatrol uses the term both for programs that take an algorithmic approach to cracking, as well as those that use brute force with a password cracking word list. Password crackers have legitimate uses by security administrators, who want to find weak passwords in order to change them and improve system security.
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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.
Operation
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Detection and Removal
Automatic Removal:
PestPatrol detects this.
PestPatrol removes this.
Manual Removal:
Kill these running processes with Task Manager:
Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:
Research
File Analyses:
- Aim Password Recover 1.01: 300666014.exe · uzcsetup.exe
- Aim Password Recover 2.00: -815221976.exe
- Aim Password Recover Trojan: -988965603.exe · aimrecover.exe · AimRecover.txt · Form1.frm · frmAbout.frm · Module1.bas