Remove Novacal. Description and removal instructions

Title: Novacal
Type: Backdoors	Severity scale: (80 / 100)

Novacal is a backdoor that gives the attacker unauthorized remote access to a compromised computer. Once executed, the threat displays a certain image, registers itself in the system and sends the attacker an ICQ message. Novacal allows the intruder to run applications, alter the Windows registry, manage processes, download and upload arbitrary files, control the CD-ROM drive. The backdoor can also log keystrokes and take screenshots of user activity. Novacal blocks access to reputable security resources like Symantec software update servers. It runs on every Windows startup.

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Novacal properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Takes and sends out screenshots of user activity
• Logs keystrokes
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Novacal removal:

remover for Novacal

Novacal manual removal:

Kill processes:
svchost.scr

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Administrator=%Windir%\Fonts\svchost.scr
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Administrator=%Windir%\Fonts\svchost.scr /RunOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx\Administrator=%Windir%\Fonts\svchost.scr

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
svchost.scr

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
The svchost.scr file can be found in C:\Windows\Fonts or C:\Winnt\Fonts directory.

Novacal uses 30999 TCP port.

Other programs to remove Novacal:

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

Information added: 30/09/05
Information updated: 30/09/05

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