MonitoringTool:Win32/Powerspy.F
Posted: December 22, 2011
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
| Threat Level: | 8/10 |
|---|---|
| Infected PCs: | 28 |
| First Seen: | December 22, 2011 |
|---|---|
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
MonitoringTool:Win32/Powerspy.F is a malicious program that can penetrate into targeted PCs and steal information from victims, needed to profit attackers or used to distribute spyware. MonitoringTool:Win32/Powerspy.F has been created by attackers to disguise processes, steal information latently, and even create secret penetration channels on the compromsied PC. MonitoringTool:Win32/Powerspy.F might spread via bundled downloads, fake vide codecs, and other loopholes found in your Windows system. MonitoringTool:Win32/Powerspy.F can reduce PC performance speeds, delete administrative privileges, and cause other serious troubles. Some of the processes of MonitoringTool:Win32/Powerspy.F operate as rootkits and makes this particular spyware difficult to detect and remove. MonitoringTool:Win32/Powerspy.F can access and gather your personal information. Get rid of MonitoringTool:Win32/Powerspy.F in order to keep your PC safe and clean.
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Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\netbt.sys
File name: netbt.sysSize: 184.32 KB (184320 bytes)
MD5: d924d5ef34a6c051b57c15c19a833705
Detection count: 14
File type: System file
Mime Type: unknown/sys
Path: %WINDIR%\System32\drivers
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 23, 2011
%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\smb.sys
File name: smb.sysSize: 66.56 KB (66560 bytes)
MD5: 719f5ce4a8e6659e016309d618954b1c
Detection count: 7
File type: System file
Mime Type: unknown/sys
Path: %WINDIR%\System32\drivers
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 23, 2011
%WINDIR%\System32\drivers\dfsc.sys
File name: dfsc.sysSize: 78.33 KB (78336 bytes)
MD5: 2bbd6fd21939e4f6b5de10b8e3e83062
Detection count: 5
File type: System file
Mime Type: unknown/sys
Path: %WINDIR%\System32\drivers
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 23, 2011
%WINDIR%\system32\wnaspid.exe
File name: wnaspid.exeSize: 24.57 KB (24576 bytes)
MD5: f63d1895b0f98f2f62e5802e1ad54465
Detection count: 0
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\system32
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 22, 2011
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