Spy.Agent Trojan

Spy.Agent malware description and removal detail
Categories:Trojan,Adware
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]Trojan-Spy.Win32.Small.ak;
[McAfee]Spy-Agent;
[Other]Wab-Stealer,TSPY_SMALL.DVD
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\sphlp32.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\{A2CECC73-4E74-4236-ADDC-B9C7B41741CA}.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\sphlp32.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\{A2CECC73-4E74-4236-ADDC-B9C7B41741CA}.exe

In order to ensure that the Spy.Agent is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Spy.Agent adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%SYSTEM%]\sphlp32.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\{A2CECC73-4E74-4236-ADDC-B9C7B41741CA}.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting Spy.Agent:

Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\sphlp32.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\{A2CECC73-4E74-4236-ADDC-B9C7B41741CA}.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\sphlp32.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\{A2CECC73-4E74-4236-ADDC-B9C7B41741CA}.exe

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\nirsoft\activexhelper
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\nirsoft\adapterwatch
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\nirsoft\asterisklogger
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\nirsoft\currports
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\nirsoft\dialupass
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\nirsoft\iehistoryview
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\nirsoft\ipnetinfo
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\nirsoft\messenpass
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\nirsoft\netpass
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\nirsoft\produkey
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\nirsoft\pspv
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\nirsoft\regscanner
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\nirsoft\sysexporter

Removing Spy.Agent:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from Spy.Agent.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer, you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove Spy.Agent manually.

To completely manually remove Spy.Agent malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with Spy.Agent.

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Spy.Agent process.
  2. Delete the original Spy.Agent file and folders.
  3. Delete the system registry key parameters
  4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users back up any important information on their computers, enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers, refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.

ExterminateIt effectively and automatically removes Spy.Agent from you computer and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).

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