Remove STARR. Description and removal instructions

Title: STARR	Also known as: ActMon
Type: Keyloggers	Severity scale: (68 / 100)

STARR, also known as ActMon, is a commercial computer surveillance program that logs user keystrokes, takes screenshots, captures online chat conversations and records addresses of visited web sites. It can send gathered data to a predefined e-mail address. STARR must be manually installed. It secretly runs on every Windows startup.

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STARR 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

Automatic STARR removal:

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STARR manual removal:

Kill processes:
ssys.exe, starrcmd.exe, wsys.exe

HELP:
how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MSystem
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\windll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\System Monitor
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_SYSTEM_MONITOR

HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
ssys.exe, starrcmd.exe, wsys.exe, wsys.dll

HELP:
how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\STARR
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\STARR
Misc:
Exact file location:
ssys.exe, starrcmd.exe, wsys.exe, wsys.dll - C:\Program Files\STARR
ssys.exe, starrcmd.exe - C:\Windows\System, C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32

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Information added: 19/03/04
Information updated: 17/09/05

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