Remove Darkmoon. Removal instructions

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(85 / 100)

Darkmoon is a dangerous backdoor with keylogging capabilities. The parasite gives the remote attacker full unauthorized access to a compromised computer. Darkmoon allows to manage files and the entire system, download and install additional software, control hardware devices and send e-mail messages. Its keylogging module tracks user activity and records all keystrokes. Gathered data is saved into a file. Darkmoon is able to hide its running processes. The backdoor secretly runs on every Windows startup.

Darkmoon properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Sends out logs by FTP or email
• Logs keystrokes
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Darkmoon manual removal:

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Kill processes:
win32.exe, mydll.exe, ___.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft=%Windir%\@@@\win32.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dmserver\Parameters\ServiceDll=%System%\yxgunlzu.d1l
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Yxgunlzu
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_YXGUNLZU

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
win32.exe, mydll.exe, ___.exe, yxgunlzu.sys, yxgunlzu.d1l

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Windows\@@@
C:\Winnt\@@@
Misc:
Exact file location:
win32.exe, mydll.exe, ___.exe - C:\Windows\@@@ or C:\Winnt\@@@
yxgunlzu.sys - C:\Windows\System\Drivers, C:\Windows\System32\Drivers or C:\Winnt\System32\Drivers
yxgunlzu.d1l - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32

Information added: 2005-08-20 05:05:35
Information updated: 2005-08-20 05:05:35

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