Remove Keysnatch. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Keysnatch

Type: Keyloggers
Severity scale:Keysnatch severity is 70  (70 / 100)
 
This keylogger is one of the most popular commercial keylogging spyware. Its primary objective is to log different keystrokes, done by user. The hacker can find valuable information about the user, including passwords. Very dangerous, and hard to get rid of. From the publisher: 'Keysnatch is an application that hides and records all of your keyboard activities. It also captures screenshot related to that particular activity and stores it to a predefined location. This is the best and the easiest way to log all of your system activities.'


Keysnatch properties:
• Takes and sends out screenshots of user activity
• Logs keystrokes
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Keysnatch removal:

remover for Keysnatch

Keysnatch manual removal:

Kill processes:
keysnatch.exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\aboxctl.abox
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{634e2191-2142-4c32-8a9a-d92032ca5f51}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{680c2b92-6fbf-446e-8b32-3bba73f1004d}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{7a834f35-3908-4fda-bdac-28eab89a0fb3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{9e563445-b3b2-4a4c-850f-32073a5df93e}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{b50ee6c3-c280-47f5-b73f-d624a2980e5d}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{d4f6d70a-eca7-4d42-aaec-dad4e26889e1}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{e2a1da8f-fb3e-4e4a-8df6-bc54af4f2b7b}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{083e2157-26b7-4a35-92df-11d886ed88ce}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{1a23c59a-8c62-4860-a2fe-fc3940e8158c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{330849e8-b164-474c-9f09-0fe635d36c3c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{3923042b-2c35-4910-8711-4e0712b8e7c0}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{48372215-470c-4108-b9b3-6de0ea8a6210}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{77190304-5e62-46b2-a556-599361fb7155}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{8c3d4aa1-2599-11d2-baf1-00104b9e0792}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{8c3d4aa3-2599-11d2-baf1-00104b9e0792}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{8c3d4aa5-2599-11d2-baf1-00104b9e0792}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{8c3d4aa6-2599-11d2-baf1-00104b9e0792}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{a368e682-63c3-4a6b-90df-d36f1f94b68f}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{b538d830-1f02-4c5e-a881-a442e48e6310}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{df329552-2e33-45dd-b529-f1a79c5c14d6}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\interface\{fdf66bea-fec0-4fe5-b6f3-db416f6f7cb9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\typelib\{03f7cb5f-9e40-4b74-a3ed-7dbeaab01c6c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\keysnatch\displayname
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\keysnatch\uninstallstring
Delete files:
keysnatch.exe, abox.ocx, ccrpftv6.ocx, sssplt30.ocx
Delete directories:
keysnatch

Other programs to remove Keysnatch:

• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Malwarebytes Anti Malware - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 19/11/04
Information updated: 31/01/05

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1. re: comment about Keysnatch by Uh. 2005-01-31 20:01:45
So, if you use a program like Pestpatrol, there will be no need for any sort of manual removal? Or will traces still remain in the system?


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