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Title: Looksky.d
Type: Worms
Remove Looksky.d. Removal instructions
Severity scale:
 (77 / 100)
Once executed, Looksky.d silently installs itself to the system and runs a spreading routine. The worm sends e-mail messages with attached infected files to all the contacts in Windows Address Book and The Bat! mail client. Letters have the following subject: "Account # 394875948JNO Wed, 28" and the following body: "Hello, We sent you an email a while ago, because you now qualify for a much lower rate based on the biggest rate drop in years. You can now get $756,000 for as little as $909 a month! Bad credit? Doesn't matter, ^low rates are fixed no matter what! Follow this link to process your application and a 24 hour approval: [web link] Best Regards, Bernadine Guy" The parasite's payload is comprised of several harmful functions. Looksky.d opens a back door that gives the attacker unauthorized remote access to a compromised computer. The worm logs all user keystrokes, collects system information and steals local login names and passwords. Then it sends gathered data to a predetermined e-mail address or transfers it to a predefined web server. Looksky.d is able to automatically update itself via the Internet and bypass the Windows Firewall. The worm secretly runs on every Windows startup. Looksky.d properties: • Allows remote user connection • Sends out logs by FTP or email • Logs keystrokes • Connects itself to the internet • Hides from the user • Stays resident in background Automatic Looksky.d removal: 
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Looksky.d manual removal:Kill processes:main_23_c.exe, sachostb.exe, sachostc.exe, sachostp.exe, sachosts.exe, sachostw.exe, sachostx.exe, tmx[X].exe Delete registry values: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\hotsrv=%Windir%\sachostx.exe Delete files: main_23_c.exe, sachostb.exe, sachostc.exe, sachostp.exe, sachosts.exe, sachostw.exe, sachostx.exe, tmx[X].exe, msvcrl.dll, attrib.ini Misc: [X] is a set of random characters. The main_23_c.exe file arrives attached to Looksky.d e-mail messages. Exact file location: sachostx.exe - C:\Windows or C:\Winnt tmx[X].exe - C:\Windows\Temp or C:\Winnt\Temp sachostb.exe, sachostc.exe, sachostp.exe, sachostw.exe, sachostx.exe, msvcrl.dll, attrib.ini - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32 
Information added: 2005-12-01 02:42:10
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