Remove FamilyCam. Description and removal instructions

Title: FamilyCam
Type: Spyware	Severity scale: (55 / 100)

FamilyCam is a legitimate commercial product that allows parents to monitor their children activity by taking screenshots and logging program usage. However, the application also can be used by hackers for various malicious purposes, so it is classified as spyware. FamilyCam must be manually installed. It runs on every Windows startup.

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FamilyCam properties:
• Takes and sends out screenshots of user activity
• Sends out logs by FTP or email
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic FamilyCam removal:

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FamilyCam manual removal:

Kill processes:
familycam.exe, sentry.exe, register.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VB and VBA Program Settings\CAM\Startup
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\sentry=C:\Program Files\FamilyCam\sentry.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\sentry.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\FamilyCam

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
familycam.exe, sentry.exe, register.exe, isuninst.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\FamilyCam
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\FamilyCam [XVS]
Misc:
[XVS] is the version number.
File isuninst.exe can be found in C:\Windows or C:\Winnt.

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Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 06/08/05

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