Title: Desktop Scout

Type: Keyloggers

Remove Desktop Scout. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(85 / 100)

Desktop Scout is a powerful commercial computer monitoring program that tracks user activity, logs all keystrokes, takes screenshots and records addresses of visited web sites. The application can be remotely controlled. It allows the person controlling it to run and terminate any program, download and manage files, view the remote screen, control the mouse and keyboard, restart or shutdown a computer. Desktop Scout is able to hide its running processes. The program must be manually installed. It secretly runs as a service on every Windows startup.

Desktop Scout properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Takes and sends out screenshots of user activity
• Logs keystrokes
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Desktop Scout removal:

remover for Desktop Scout

SpyHunter is recommended remover to uninstall Desktop Scout. You should confirm using free trial that it detects current version of parasite.

Note: Manual assistance required means that one or all of removers were unable to remove parasite without some manual intervention, please read manul removal instructions below.

If you failed to remove Desktop Scout using SpyHunter please report this to us.

We might be affiliated with any product we recommend on the site. Full disclosure in our Agreement of Use.

STOPzilla

download | review

We are testing STOPzilla's efficiency at removing Desktop Scout (2005-10-08 15:13:34)

Malwarebytes Anti Malware

download | review

We are testing Malwarebytes Anti Malware's efficiency at removing Desktop Scout (2005-10-08 15:13:34)

Spyware Doctor

download | review | tutorial

We are testing Spyware Doctor's efficiency at removing Desktop Scout (2005-10-08 15:13:34)

XoftSpySE Anti Spyware

download | review

Desktop Scout manual removal:

FORUM:
Discuss Desktop Scout in
spyware removal forum

Kill processes:
dtsview.exe, svcagnt.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\dtsagntsvc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GlobalPatrol\Desktop Scout [XVS]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Desktop Scout [XVS]_is1

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
dtsview.exe, svcagnt.exe, dtsview.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\Desktop Scout [XVS]
Misc:
[XVS] is a version number.

Desktop Scout opens 7250 TCP port.

Information added: 2004-06-28 04:17:52
Information updated: 2005-10-08 12:36:19

Additional resources related to Desktop Scout:

Attention: If you know or you have a website or page about Desktop Scout removal, feel free to add a link to this list: add url

more resources

Post Comment:

Attention: Use this form only if you have additional information about Desktop Scout parasite, its removal instructions, additional resources or behavior. By clicking "post comment" button you agree not to post any copyrighted, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind.

Latest spyware news:

Subscribe to news

Similar parasites:

Compare spyware removers
Compare free products

HijackThis Log Analyzer Beta 2

Spreading the knowledge:

It is very hard to fight Computer parasites alone in internet space. If you have a website we would be more than happy if you would help us to spread the knowledge about latest threats. You can help your visitors to manage their Computer system manually without aditional expences. Knowledge is the power, we just need to spread it.