Friday
2008-11-30, 14:34
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "ActMon-Pro" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
keylogger
Description:
ActMon-Pro gets startet at system startup and runs in a hidden mode. So the user is not able to recognize that all keystrokes are recorded
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\actmon.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnl.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\lxsasse.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\ActMon\ActMon Commander.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\ActMon\ActMon Manual.lnk".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\actmon.INI".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\actmon.chm".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\actmon.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnl.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnlb.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnlb.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnlc.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnlc.vxd".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnld.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnle.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\drivers\wskrnlc.sys".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If ActMon-Pro 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 "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\lxsass".
The directory at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\syswin".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\ActMon".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If ActMon-Pro 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 "wskrnlc" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "wskrnlc" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "wskrnlc" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry key "lxsass" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "lxsassc" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "lxsassc" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "lxsassc" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry key "syswin" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "wskrnl" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
If ActMon-Pro 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.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.
If this guide was helpful to you, please consider donating towards this site (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=donate).
Threat Details:
Categories:
keylogger
Description:
ActMon-Pro gets startet at system startup and runs in a hidden mode. So the user is not able to recognize that all keystrokes are recorded
Removal Instructions:
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\actmon.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnl.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\lxsasse.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\ActMon\ActMon Commander.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\ActMon\ActMon Manual.lnk".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\actmon.INI".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\actmon.chm".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\actmon.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnl.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnlb.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnlb.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnlc.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnlc.vxd".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnld.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\wskrnle.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\drivers\wskrnlc.sys".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If ActMon-Pro uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\lxsass".
The directory at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\syswin".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\ActMon".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If ActMon-Pro 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 "wskrnlc" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "wskrnlc" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "wskrnlc" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry key "lxsass" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "lxsassc" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "lxsassc" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "lxsassc" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry key "syswin" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
Delete the registry key "wskrnl" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
If ActMon-Pro 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.