Title: Appstraka

Type: Keyloggers

Remove Appstraka. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(67 / 100)

Appstraka is a commercial keystroke logging program that tracks user activity, records all keystrokes and takes screenshots. The threat can be used to block access to defined software, files, standard system tools and disk drives. Appstraka must be manually installed. It automatically runs on every Windows startup.

Appstraka properties:
• Takes and sends out screenshots of user activity
• Logs keystrokes
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Appstraka manual removal:

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Kill processes:
appstraka.exe, dtsview.exe, svcagnt.exe

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Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\atspooler
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dtsagntsvc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\dtsagntsvc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\DTSKeyFile
HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\GPDTS4
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OdiSoft
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\GPDTS4
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AppsTraka_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Desktop Scout 4_is1

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Delete files:
appstraka.exe, dtsview.exe, svcagnt.exe, akeylg32.dll, appdlg32.dll, dtsproc.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\AppsTraka
C:\Program Files\DTS4
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\DTSCache
Misc:
Exact file location:
appstraka.exe - C:\Program Files\AppsTraka
dtsview.exe, svcagnt.exe, dtsproc.dll - C:\Program Files\DTS4
akeylg32.dll, appdlg32.dll - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32

Information added: 2004-03-19 10:00:00
Information updated: 2005-09-14 16:55:47

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