Remove Hotword. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Hotword

Type: Trojans
Severity scale:Hotword severity is 77  (77 / 100)
 
Hotword is a dangerous trojan that logs user keystrokes, steals system information and gives the attacker unauthorized remote access to a compromised computer. It sends gathered data by e-mail or uploads it to predetermined FTP servers. The intruder can use Hotword to terminate running processes, download and run arbitrary files, capture screenshots of user activity, send e-mail messages or update the trojan. Hotword is able to bypass Windows Firewall. The trojan automatically runs on every Windows startup.


Hotword properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Takes and sends out screenshots of user activity
• Sends out logs by FTP or email
• Logs keystrokes
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Hotword removal:

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Hotword manual removal:

Kill processes:
explore.exe, [X]svchost.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\WU
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\login
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\regedit
Delete files:
explore.exe, [X]svchost.exe, login.lnk, mmsystem.dlx, vzzpkghva.crb, windll-objectswin*.dlx
Misc:
[X] is a space character.
Files mmsystem.dlx, vzzpkghva.crb and windll-objectswin*.dlx contain recorded keystrokes.

Hotword modifies critical Windows configuration files. Open win.ini and wininit.ini files located in C:\Windows or C:\Winnt folder and delete [WindowsSys] and [WindowsSys32] sections and all the lines in them.

Exact file location:
vzzpkghva.crb - C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Application Data
login.lnk - C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Start Menu\Programs
explore.exe, [X]svchost.exe, mmsystem.dlx, windll-objectswin*.dlx - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32

Other programs to remove Hotword:

• SUPERAntiSpyware - Review - Download
• CounterSpy - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 22/10/05
Information updated: 22/10/05

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