F-Secure
Tools
Monitoring-Tool:W32/Perflogger
| Name : | Monitoring-Tool:W32/Perflogger |
| Detection Names : |
Monitor.Win32.Perflogger Monitoring-Tool:W32/BlazingTools-PerfectKeylogger |
| Aliases : |
Spyware.Perfect (Symantec) MonitoringTool:Win32/PerfectKeylogger (Microsoft) |
| Category: | Riskware |
| Type: | Monitoring-Tool |
| Platform: | W32 |
| Author: | Blazingtools Software |
| Website: | http://www.blazingtools.com |
Summary
A program that monitors and records all actions on a computer, including keystrokes entered.
Additional Details
Monitoring-Tool:W32/Perflogger is a commercial monitoring program that can be purchased and downloaded onto a system from the company's webiste.
As with other monitoring tools, Perflooger can monitor various user activities such as keystrokes typed, chat messages logged, web browser activity and even screenshots of the active Windows desktop. It can also be configured to run in stealth mode and hide its view in the Task Manager and System Tray.
The information monitored is stored in a log file, which can be forwarded to an external party via e-mail, or uploaded to an FTP server in either encrypted or HTML format. When in encrypted format, the log file is only viewable using the built-in Log Viewer.
Installation
The default installation folder for this program is:
The installation location is configurable.
When installed a user's configurable installation folder, common file names used are:
During the installation process, Perflogger allows the user to hide the presence of its main component files by inputting a keyword that renames the files.
Registry
Peflogger creates the following common registry keys:
As with other monitoring tools, Perflooger can monitor various user activities such as keystrokes typed, chat messages logged, web browser activity and even screenshots of the active Windows desktop. It can also be configured to run in stealth mode and hide its view in the Task Manager and System Tray.
The information monitored is stored in a log file, which can be forwarded to an external party via e-mail, or uploaded to an FTP server in either encrypted or HTML format. When in encrypted format, the log file is only viewable using the built-in Log Viewer.
Installation
The default installation folder for this program is:
• C:\Program Files\BPK
The installation location is configurable.
When installed a user's configurable installation folder, common file names used are:
• bpk.chm
• downloads.url
• inst.bin
• install.log
• license.txt
• order.url
• bpk.exe
• bpkhk.dll
• bpki.dll
• bpkr.exe
• bpkun.exe
• bpkvw.exe
• bpkwb.dll
During the installation process, Perflogger allows the user to hide the presence of its main component files by inputting a keyword that renames the files.
Registry
Peflogger creates the following common registry keys:
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"bpk"="{installation_folder}\bpk.exe"
"bpk"="{installation_folder}\bpk.exe"
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Perfect Keylogger]
"DisplayName"="BlazingTools Perfect Keylogger" "UninstallString"="{instllation_folder}\bpkun.exe"
"DisplayName"="BlazingTools Perfect Keylogger" "UninstallString"="{instllation_folder}\bpkun.exe"
• [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PK.IE]
• [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PK.IE.1]
• [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1E1B2879-88FF-11D3-8D96-D7ACAC95951A}]
• [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Inteface\{1E1B2879-88FF-11D3-8D96-D7ACAC95951A}]
• [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{1E1B2879-88FF-11D3-8D96-D7ACAC95951A}]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PK.IE]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{1E1B2879-88FF-11D3-8D96-D7ACAC95951A}]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{1E1B2879-88FF-11D3-8D96-D7ACAC95951A}]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{1E1B2879-88FF-11D3-8D96-D7ACAC95951A}]
• [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{1E1B2879-88FF-11D3-8D96-D7ACAC95951A}]