Title: Desktop Spy

Type: Spyware

Remove Desktop Spy. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(53 / 100)

Desktop Spy is a commercial spyware program that takes screenshots of user activity and saves them on a hard disk. It is not a parasite, but its activity may severely violate user privacy. Desktop Spy comes with the uninstaller and must be manually installed. It runs on every Windows startup.

Desktop Spy properties:
• Takes and sends out screenshots of user activity
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Desktop Spy manual removal:

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Kill processes:
dspy.exe, config.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DHPY=C:\Program Files\DS\dspy.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NGBDefault
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NKJBMP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Desktop Spy [XVS]

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
dspy.exe, config.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\DS
C:\Windows\DHPY
C:\Winnt\DHPY
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu\Programs\Desktop Spy [XVS]
Misc:
[XVS] is the version number.

Information added: 2004-03-19 10:00:00
Information updated: 2005-08-06 15:53:40

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