Overview |
Vendor Notes: |
From the doc: 'keeps a record of every keystroke entered from the keyboard. If you have to leave your computer unattended and want to make sure that no one tampers with it, installing IKS will be the perfect solution. You can also use IKS to monitor your children's PC use and to provide a backup copies of everything that you type. The heart of IKS is a high-performance virtual device driver which runs silently at the lowest level of Windows 95/98 operating system. The running program will not show up in Ctrl-Alt-Delete Close Program dialog box or anywhere else. So you will never find it's there except for the growing binary keystroke log file with your input of keystrokes. All keystrokes are recorded, including the famous alt-ctrl-del and keystrokes in a DOS box or whatever.' |
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: |
Amecisco.com |
Date of Origin: |
January, 2000 |
Distribution |
Prevalence: |
Amecisco Invisible KeyLogger Stealth 1.2: < 0.00005%
More Info |
Clot Factor: |
Amecisco Invisible KeyLogger Stealth 1.2: < 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 Amecisco Invisible KeyLogger Stealth 1.2 in United States. |
Operation |
Storage Required: |
Amecisco Invisible KeyLogger Stealth 1.2: at least 317 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 Amecisco Invisible KeyLogger Stealth 1.2 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 14, 2005 |