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Monitoring-Tool:W32/ActualSpy

Detection Names : Monitor.Win32.ActualSpy, Riskware:W32/ActualSpy.gen!A
Aliases : MonitoringTool:Win32/ActualSpy (Microsoft)
Category:Spyware
Type:Monitoring-Tool
Platform:W32

Summary

A program that monitors and records all actions on a computer, including keystrokes entered.

Disinfection

Automatic Disinfection

Allow F-Secure Anti-Virus to disinfect the relevant files.

For more general information on disinfection, please see Removal Instructions.

Additional Details

Monitoring-Tool:W32/ActualSpy records all keystrokes typed by the user. It is also able to take screenshots of the computer screen and log the contents of the Clipboard.

The program may also monitor the user's browsing behavior and search patterns.


Generic Detection

Riskware:W32/ActualSpy.gen!A is a Generic Detection for variants in the ActualSpy family.

For more information about Generic Detections, please see the Generic Detection description.