SongSpy

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

Overview

Summary:

 Adware that won't uninstall. No privacy policy has been established. There is no one to contact except by e-mail, no telephone numbers, no address, or location. Uses port 5190 (AOL's port) Once connected to their server there is no disconnecting and your hard drive is up for grabs. Additionally, they want your computer left on and the use of your hard drive.

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.

Variants:
  • SongSpy XE 2.0
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    Similar Pests:

    		 Spyware

    Origins

    Group:

    		 SongSpy Corporation

    By This Group:

    		 SongSpy XE 2.0 ·

    URL:

    		 http://www.songspy.com

    Date of Origin:

    		 Variants from May, 2002 to May, 2002

    Distribution

    Prevalence:
  • SongSpy XE 2.0: 0.3%
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    Clot Factor:
  • SongSpy XE 2.0: 2

    • 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

    Storage Required:
  • SongSpy: at least 141 KB
  • SongSpy XE 2.0: at least 1517 KB
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    Detection and Removal

    Automatic Removal:

    PestPatrol detects this.

    PestPatrol removes this.

    Manual Removal:

    		 Follow these steps to remove SongSpy 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:

    Unregister DLLs:

    Unregister these DLLs with Regsvr32, then reboot:

    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:

    		 April 04, 2005