Sunday, November 30, 2008

Desktop.Scout Spyware

How To Remove Desktop.Scout?
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Desktop.Scout is dangerous virus:
Spyware can even change computer settings, resulting in slow connection speeds,
different home pages, and loss of Internet or other programs.
In an attempt to increase the understanding of spyware, a more formal classification
of its included software types is captured under the term privacy-invasive software.
Many trojans and backdoors now have remote administration capabilities
allowing an individual to control the victim's computer.
Many times a file called the server must be opened on the victim's computer before
the trojan can have access to it.

These are generally sent through email, P2P file sharing software,
and in internet downloads. They are usually disguised as a legitimate program or file.
Many server files will display a fake error message when opened, to make it seem like it didn't open.
Some will also kill antivirus and firewall software.
These utilities are designed to penetrate remote computers
in order to use them as zombies (by using backdoors) or to download other malicious programs to computer.

Exploits use vulnerabilities in operating systems and applications to achieve the same result.


Desktop.Scout Symptoms:

Files:
[%DESKTOP%]\desktop scout client.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\desktop scout viewer.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\desktop scout\desktop scout client.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\desktop scout\desktop scout help.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\desktop scout\server admin utility.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\secsvc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\svctask32.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\svcuser.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\stem32\secsvc.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\stem32\svctask32.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\stem32\svcuser.exe
[%DESKTOP%]\desktop scout client.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\desktop scout viewer.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\desktop scout\desktop scout client.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\desktop scout\desktop scout help.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\desktop scout\server admin utility.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\secsvc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\svctask32.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\svcuser.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\stem32\secsvc.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\stem32\svctask32.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\stem32\svcuser.exe

Folders:
[%APPDATA%]\DTSCache
[%PROFILE%]\start menu\programs\desktop scout
[%PROGRAMS%]\desktop scout 4
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\desktop scout
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\dts4

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dtskeyfile
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\gpdts4
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\gpdts4
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\dtsagntsvc
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\gpdts3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\desktop scout 4_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\desktop scout_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_dtsagntsvc

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\scout service\security


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