Title: Probot

Type: Spyware

Remove Probot. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(80 / 100)

Probot is a commercial computer surveillance program that tracks user activity, records all keystrokes and captures screenshots. Gathered data can be encrypted and sent to a configurable e-mail address. Probot is not an actual parasite. However, all its functions can be easily used for malicious purposes, so the program is classified as spyware. Probot comes with the uninstaller and must be manually installed. It runs on every Windows startup.

Probot properties:
• Takes and sends out screenshots of user activity
• Sends out logs by FTP or email
• Logs keystrokes
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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Probot manual removal:

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Kill processes:
pbagent.exe, pbcpl.exe, pbhubsrv.exe

HELP:
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Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\pbagent
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pblib32.IEWatcher
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\pblib32.IEWatcher.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\pblib32.dll
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{2C4B0F32-8A8B-484F-A39D-519A57851F2C}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{312FA154-E1B7-4336-9833-EE6B38D58B56}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F40CCB3F-A677-4ECA-8A94-29E801EDC71E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{EFF86F66-AB6F-4DFE-9BF8-020EA0A15801}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NetHunter Group\ProBot
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\pbhubsrv
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\pbhubsrv
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\legacy_pbhubsrv

HELP:
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Delete files:
pbagent.exe, pbcpl.exe, pbhubsrv.exe, pbcommon.dll, pb25lib.dll, pblib32.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\Probot
Misc:
Exact file location:
pbagent.exe,pbhubsrv.exe,pb25lib.dll - C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32
other files - C:\Program Files\Probot

Information added: 2004-03-19 10:00:00
Information updated: 2005-08-07 07:38:31

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Captures keystrokes, logs application usage, websites visited, etc. Can send this out via encrypted email.

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2004 03 01

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