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Friday
2008-11-30, 00:02
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "SpyArsenal.ICQ Logger" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:
spyware

Description:
ICQ Logger records all conversations on ICQ without user consent, it is able to transmit these records secretly to an email adress.
Removal Instructions:

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.

Entries named "csvdeq" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\csvdeq\csvdeq.exe".

Installed Software List:

You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.

Products that have a key or property named "SpyArsenal-ICQ-Logger".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.

The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\SpyArsenal ICQ Logger\SpyArsenal ICQ Logger.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\SpyArsenal ICQ Logger\Links\Download lastest version.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\SpyArsenal ICQ Logger\Links\Mail to support.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\SpyArsenal ICQ Logger\Links\Program's home page.lnk".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\csvdeq\csvde.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\csvdeq\csvdeq.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\csvdeq\csvdeq.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\csvdeq\file_id.diz".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\csvdeq\license.txt".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\csvdeq\rvq.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\csvdeq\Links\Download lastest version.url".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\csvdeq\Links\Mail to support.url".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\csvdeq\Links\Program's home page.url".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\csvdeq\Links\Registration.url".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\SpyArsenal ICQ Logger.lnk".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\admparseq.dll".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyArsenal.ICQ Logger uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.

The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\SpyArsenal ICQ Logger".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\SpyArsenal ICQ Logger\Links".
The directory at "<$SYSDIR>\csvdeq".
The directory at "<$SYSDIR>\csvdeq\Links".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SpyArsenal.ICQ Logger uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!

Registry:

You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.

Delete the registry key "ICQ Logger" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\KMiNT21\".
If SpyArsenal.ICQ Logger uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.