Remove Perfwo. Description and removal instructions

Title: Perfwo
Type: Trojans	Severity scale: (46 / 100)

Perfwo is a trojan that steals login names, passwords, character details and other confidential user information used in the Perfect World online computer game. Gathered data is transferred to a predetermined web server or sent to a predefined e-mail address. The trojan terminates some running antiviruses and security-related programs. It also injects malicious code into legitimate processes in order to record user keystrokes and hide its presence in the system. Perfwo secretly runs on every Windows startup.

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Related files: svchost32.exe, dllwm.dll, 7zcyt4ml.dll, wincab.sys

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

Automatic Perfwo removal:

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Perfwo manual removal:

Kill processes:
svchost32.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\load

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
svchost32.exe, dllwm.dll, 7zcyt4ml.dll, wincab.sys

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Misc:
Exact file location:
svchost32.exe - C:\Program Files
7zcyt4ml.dll - C:\WINDOWS\Temp or C:\WINNT\Temp
dllwm.dll, wincab.sys - C:\WINDOWS\System, C:\WINDOWS\System32 or C:\WINNT\System32

Other programs to remove Perfwo:

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

Information added: 31/10/06
Information updated: 31/10/06

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