Title: Maocal

Type: Trojans

Remove Maocal. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(55 / 100)

Maocal is a trojan designed to steal sensitive user information and log keystrokes. It starts automatically on each system startup and works in background. Maocal collects passwords and other valuable data and sends it to its home servers. It can update itself via the Internet. Maocal doesn't damage the system, but severely violates user privacy. Consider removing it immediately.

Maocal properties:
• Sends out logs by FTP or email
• Logs keystrokes
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Maocal manual removal:

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Kill processes:
updata32.exe, up.exe, main.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindowsUpdata

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
updata32.exe, up.exe, main.exe, updata32.dll, update.ini

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Information added: 2005-06-23 06:02:27
Information updated: 2005-06-23 06:11:47

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