Remove Sokacaps. Description and removal instructions

Title: Sokacaps
Type: Backdoors	Severity scale: (72 / 100)

Sokacaps is a dangerous backdoor that gives the attacker unauthorized remote access to a compromised computer. The threat uses a chat client and is controlled through the IRC network. It allows the intruder to manage files, collect system information, run and terminate applications, download and execute arbitrary files. Sokacaps includes an integrated keylogger module that records all user keystrokes. The backdoor can also be used to perform a DoS attack against a defined remote host. Sokacaps automatically runs on every Windows startup.

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Sokacaps properties:
• Allows remote user connection
• Logs keystrokes
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Sokacaps removal:

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Sokacaps manual removal:

Kill processes:
csrss.exe

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Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\RegWrite=%Windir%\Media\csrss.exe

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Delete files:
csrss.exe

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Misc:
The csrss.exe file can be found in C:\Windows\Media or C:\Winnt\Media folder.

Other programs to remove Sokacaps:

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

Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 30/09/05

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