Remove EvilSocks. Description and removal instructions

Title: EvilSocks
Type: Remote Administration Tools	Severity scale: (55 / 100)

This is a Remote Administration Tool, that is used by hackers to control the victim's machine remotely. The possibilities of such program depend on the needs of the attacker. The attacker infects the PC via the e-mail or File and Print Sharing. A "server" allows him to connect via a "client" on his own machine. The functions of a RAT may vary, depending on the needs of the hacker. Some RATs can't really harm your PC and the only purpose they were made for is hooliganism. But some versions can steal vital information, delete files and even crash your system. This pest vas created in September 2002. The programming language is Visual C++. The infection peaked in United States and Netherlands. The author of this RAT is a hacker called evilgoat.

From the publisher:

"=> evilsocks settings <=
srv file: filename of server to store on remote machine
srv port: port to listen on
srv dir: directory to write to on remote machine, %%WINDIR%% for win dir, %%SYSDIR%% for windows sysdir
userid: applications suck as sockscap for a field for a userid that it sends to the socks server
require userid: if ticked, connections will only be allowed if the userid matches
regkey: name of regkey to write in startup
evilgoat"

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EvilSocks properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic EvilSocks removal:

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EvilSocks manual removal:

Kill processes:
modify.exe, remover.exe, server.exe, server-upx.exe, server-with-console.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete files:
modify.exe, modify.txt, remover.exe, server.exe, server-upx.exe, server-with-console.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

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Information added: 23/03/05
Information updated: 23/03/05

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