The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.ActiveKeyLogger" 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:
installs the Key Logger. This Application records all keystrokes made during the session. It is invisible to all users, except to the one who installed the program. The logged keystokes can be stored in a previously created directory and are therefore not easy to be found. Those logfiles can be sent to a specified email-address. There is an option to generate an autorun entry so that the program starts any time the computer is started.
Supposed Functionality:
install Active Key Logger
Privacy Statement:
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested. (...)
Removal Instructions:

Desktop:

Please remove the following files from your desktop.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
  • Shortcuts named "Active Key Logger.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\AKL.exe".

Start Menu:

Please remove the following items from your start menu.
To check where they are pointing to, right-click them and choose "Properties" from the context menu appearing.
  • Items named "Active Key Logger Help.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\AKL Help.chm".
  • Items named "Active Key Logger.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\AKL.exe".
  • Items named "License Agreement.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\License.txt".
  • Items named "Purchase Active Key Logger.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\Order Now.url".
  • Items named "Uninstall Active Key Logger.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\UNWISE.EXE".
  • Items named "Visit Web Sites Active Key Logger.lnk" and pointing to "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\WinsoulHome.url".

Autorun:

Please use Spybot-S&D, RunAlyzer or msconfig.exe to remove the following autorun entries.
  • Entries named "Wincmd16" and pointing to "*\Active Key Logger.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 or RunAlyzer to locate and get rid of these entries.
  • Products that have a key or property named "Active Key Logger".
  • Products that have a key or property named "Active Key Loggerr".

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\AKL Help.chm".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\AKL.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\Cmd16.dll".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\INSTALL.LOG".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\License.txt".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\Order Now.url".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\Readme.txt".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\Smode.dll".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\UNWISE.EXE".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\UNWISE.INI".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl\WinsoulHome.url".
  • A file with an unknown location named "akl.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Active Key Logger\Active Key Logger License Agreement.lnk".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Active Key Logger\Active Key Logger.lnk".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Active Key Logger\Uninstall Active Key Logger.lnk".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMS>\Active Key Logger\Visit the Official Active Key Logger Website.lnk".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Active Key Logger\Active Key Logger.chm".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Active Key Logger\Active Key Logger.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Active Key Logger\alert.akl".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Active Key Logger\CMD16.dll".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Active Key Logger\LICENSE.TXT".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Active Key Logger\README.TXT".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Active Key Logger\smode.dll".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Active Key Logger\Uninstall.exe".
  • The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Active Key Logger\Visit the Official Active Key Logger Website.url".
  • A file with an unknown location named "akl.exe".
  • The file at "<$DESKTOP>\Active Key Logger.lnk".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.ActiveKeyLogger uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
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!

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Winsoul".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Winsoul\akl".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Winsoul\akl".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMS>\Active Key Logger".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Active Key Logger".
  • The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\Active Key Logger\sysconf".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Win32.ActiveKeyLogger uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
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 "Keylogger" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Winsoul\".
  • Delete the registry key "winsoul" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\".
If Win32.ActiveKeyLogger uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer, RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
  1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
  2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.