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Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac

Posted: June 24, 2011

Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac is a spyware virus that records keyboard input and may use other techniques to steal private information. As viruses, Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac infections may harm various programs or even your operating system by attaching their own code to unrelated files. Although Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac was seen in 2006, hundreds of Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac infections have been reported in certain populous countries. Since Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac is an old but still serious threat you should make haste to delete it from your computer with any good anti-virus programs that are available.

Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac: A Spy by Several Other Names

Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac may use a number of other aliases depending on which type of security software you use to detect a Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac infection. Some of Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac's most well-known alternate names include Virus.Win32.Hooker, Generic Keylogger.ac and Trojan-Spy.Win32.KeyLogger.cng.

Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac's primary function, as you might anticipate by Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac's name, is to log your keyboard keystrokes. Keylogger functions record all input from the keyboard to a concealed log file that's usually sent out to remote criminals on a periodic basis. The constant keylogging activity may use up significant memory and other system resources, thus worsening your computer's performance as long as Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac is around.

Most spyware like Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac will also attack your security to let the transfer of stolen information proceed without a hitch. Signs of these types of Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac attacks can include strange exceptions added to your firewall, a totally disabled firewall, network ports being opened or unauthorized contact with IRC servers.

How You Can Keep Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac's Prying Eyes Away from Your PC

Although passwords and other sensitive information can be stolen by Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac, a Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac infection may be very difficult to detect. Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac might conceal Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac's memory processes to make them look like native ones or Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac may even infect normal Windows programs to carry out Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac's work.

Viruses like Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac have the potential to infect a many different files on your computer, although Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac, like most keyloggers, may limit Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac's infections to a minimum to reduce Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac's chances of getting caught.

The primary Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac-infected countries include, in order from most infected to least: China, the United States, Brazil and India. If you take measures to keep your security strict for websites that relate to these regions or act especially cautious with file sources from them, you may be able to avoid a Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac attack.

The easiest path of getting rid of Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac is to use an anti-malware application, but this is with some caveats. Your security software may be inadequate for removing Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac unless you've updated your software for the latest threat definitions. You may also require Safe Mode to prevent Keylogger.KeyLogger.ac from launching itself.

File System Modifications

  • The following files were created in the system:
    # File Name File Size (bytes) File Hash
    1 MPK.dll 36,864 08ee3db2c07b676815fc1ec7f0c7d214
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