Remove Appstraka. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Appstraka

Type: Keyloggers
Severity scale:Appstraka severity is 67  (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

Automatic Appstraka removal:

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Appstraka manual removal:

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

Other programs to remove Appstraka:

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Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 14/09/05

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