Friday
2008-11-30, 15:36
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "SC-KeyLog" 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:
SC-Keylog is recording every kind of keystrokes without the agreement of the user.
Supposed Functionality:
SC-KeyLog logs all keyboard activity to a file.
Every single typed character and control button can be logged. It can be used to monitor your productivity or to spy on others.
SC-KeyLog can also log the names of the programs used and the date and time of entered characters.
Average users won't notice SC-Keylog's presence.
Links (be careful!):
Email: mailto:feedback@soft-central.net
Homepage: http://www.soft-central.net
Removal Instructions:
Quicklaunch area:
Please remove the following items from your start quick launch area text to the "Start" button in the taskbar at the bottom.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Quicklaunch symbols named "Main.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\Main.exe".
Autorun:
Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd), RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
Entries named "game" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\game.exe".
Entries named "SC-KL".
Entries pointing to "SC-KL.exe".
Important: There are more autorun entries 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.
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 "SCKLPRO".
Products that have a key or property named "SC-KeyLog 2.24".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\SCKLPRO\Documentation.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\SCKLPRO\Main.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\SCKLPRO\Uninstall.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\klenA".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\klhpA".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\kllnA".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\klrmA".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\Main.chm".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\Main.exe".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Main.lnk".
A file with an unknown location named "SC-Keylog Pro 3.1.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\SC-KL.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\KL.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\SC-Keylog.txt".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\SYSTEM\csrs.dll".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\SYSTEM\csrs.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\SYSTEM\srsc.dat".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\hh.dat".
A file with an unknown location named "SC-KEYLog 2.24.EXE".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SC-KeyLog uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!
Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Folders:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\SCKLPRO".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Soft-Central".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Soft-Central SC-KeyLog".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SC-KeyLog 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 "SC-KL" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SoftCentral\".
Delete the registry value "csrs" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\".
If SC-KeyLog 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:
SC-Keylog is recording every kind of keystrokes without the agreement of the user.
Supposed Functionality:
SC-KeyLog logs all keyboard activity to a file.
Every single typed character and control button can be logged. It can be used to monitor your productivity or to spy on others.
SC-KeyLog can also log the names of the programs used and the date and time of entered characters.
Average users won't notice SC-Keylog's presence.
Links (be careful!):
Email: mailto:feedback@soft-central.net
Homepage: http://www.soft-central.net
Removal Instructions:
Quicklaunch area:
Please remove the following items from your start quick launch area text to the "Start" button in the taskbar at the bottom.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
Quicklaunch symbols named "Main.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\Main.exe".
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 "game" and pointing to "<$SYSDIR>\game.exe".
Entries named "SC-KL".
Entries pointing to "SC-KL.exe".
Important: There are more autorun entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.
Installed Software List:
You can try to uninstall products with the names listed below; for items identified by other properties or to avoid malware getting active again on uninstallation, use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) or RunAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=runalyzer) to locate and get rid of these entries.
Products that have a key or property named "SCKLPRO".
Products that have a key or property named "SC-KeyLog 2.24".
Files:
Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\SCKLPRO\Documentation.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\SCKLPRO\Main.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\SCKLPRO\Uninstall.lnk".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\klenA".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\klhpA".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\kllnA".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\klrmA".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\Main.chm".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO\Main.exe".
The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Main.lnk".
A file with an unknown location named "SC-Keylog Pro 3.1.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\SC-KL.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\KL.dll".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\SC-Keylog.txt".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\SYSTEM\csrs.dll".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\SYSTEM\csrs.exe".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\SYSTEM\srsc.dat".
The file at "<$WINDIR>\hh.dat".
A file with an unknown location named "SC-KEYLog 2.24.EXE".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SC-KeyLog 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 "<$PROGRAMS>\SCKLPRO".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\SCKLPRO".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Soft-Central".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Soft-Central SC-KeyLog".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If SC-KeyLog 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 "SC-KL" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SoftCentral\".
Delete the registry value "csrs" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\".
If SC-KeyLog 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.