RemEye 1.0

· Overview ·
· Origins ·
· Operation ·
· Detection and Removal ·
· Research ·

Overview

Summary:

 Installs CommonSearch, UCMore, BargainBuddy, and who knows what else. Claims to be an anti-virus product.

Vendor Notes:

 from the doc: 'We record and analyze the use of the service and software in order to get general, aggregate compilations of users' characteristics and uses of the Internet to potential users and commercial partners. We may use the information that we gather for statistical purposes in aggregate, anonymous form and for advertising, marketing, and other commercial activities.'

Alias:

 WinVNC.dr [McAfee]

See Also:

 BargainBuddy · CommonSearch · UCMore

Category:

Spyware: Any product that employs a user's Internet connection in the background without their knowledge, and gathers/transmits info on the user or their behavior. Many spyware products will collect referrer info (information from your web browser which reveals what URL you linked from), your IP address (a number that is used by computers on the network to identify your computer), system information (such as time of visit, type of browser used, the operating system and platform, and CPU speed.) Spyware products sometimes wrap other commercial products, and are introduced to machines when those commercial products are installed. See also Adware.

Similar Pests:

 Spyware

Origins

Author:

 GAnon Crew

Programming Language:

 Visual C++

Date of Origin:

 February, 2002

Place of Origin:

 Poland

Operation

Default Port:

 5900, 5800 TCP More info about ports.

Storage Required:
  • RemEye 1.0: at least 697 KB
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    Restart:

    		 HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
    Autostarting Pests

    ScreenShot:


    RemEye 1.0


    RemEye 1.0

    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Follow these steps to remove RemEye 1.0 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.
    Stop Running Processes:

    Kill these running processes with Task Manager:

    Remove Files:

    Remove these files (if present) with Windows Explorer:

    Research

    File Analyses:

    More Info:
  • AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
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    Research By:
  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
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    Last Revised:

    		 July 31, 2004