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2008-11-30, 15:34
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "AdvancedKeylogger" 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:
keylogger

Description:
AdvancedKeylogger gets installed into the system directory and runs silently in the background. It records all keystrokes without the user's awareness or consent about this.
Removal Instructions:

Files:

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

The file at "<$WINDIR>\IDDE\kmonitor.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\IDDE\License.txt".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\IDDE\manual.chm".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\IDDE\readme.txt".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\IDDE\register.bat".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\IDDE\Setup.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\IDDE\setup.log".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\IDDE\trace.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\IDDE\uninstall.bat".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\IDDE\Uninstall.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\IDDE\wrk.log".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\ddemal.bin".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\tm-log.log".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\TMLib.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\TMUtils.dll".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\Temp\A1B2AB85.TMP".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If AdvancedKeylogger 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 "<$WINDIR>\IDDE".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If AdvancedKeylogger 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 "{DEE6806C-FB33-D04C-E1C6-8DA9B2204850}" at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\".
Delete the registry key "KM" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\IDDE\".
If AdvancedKeylogger 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.