Title: SearchPounder

Type: Spyware

Remove SearchPounder. Removal instructions

Severity scale:

(37 / 100)

SearchPounder is a spyware parasite that monitors user activity in the Internet and records keywords that the user enters into popular Internet search engines and various web sites. SearchPounder sends gathered data to its home server. The parasite can be installed by some advertising programs. Once executed, it drops its files into the system directory (C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32) and modifies the registry, so that the threat runs on every Windows startup.

SearchPounder properties:
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

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SearchPounder manual removal:

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Kill processes:
pounder.exe, sysmonnt.exe

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Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\sysmonnt=%System%\sysmonnt.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\InetCtls.Inet
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\InetCtls.Inet.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{48E59293-9880-11CF-9754-00AA00C00908}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{48E59294-9880-11CF-9754-00AA00C00908}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{48E59295-9880-11CF-9754-00AA00C00908}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{48E59291-9880-11CF-9754-00AA00C00908}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{48E59292-9880-11CF-9754-00AA00C00908}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{48E59290-9880-11CF-9754-00AA00C00908}

HELP:
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Delete files:
pounder.exe, sysmonnt.exe

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Information added: 2005-07-26 09:38:53
Information updated: 2005-07-26 09:38:53

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