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Name of the threat:

Command or file name:

Threat type:

Affected OS:

Power Spy

pcspy.exe

Spyware/Trojan

Win32 (Windows 9x, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Seven)

Increasingly, Power Spy is the first stage of an crack and their privileged target is to stay hidden while downloading and installing a stronger threat such as a bot. Unlike virus threats and malwares, Power Spy cannot expand by itself. Power Spy is infiltrate your PC when user unknowingly install the program when they install something else. Some Power Spy centrees on attending a person's Internet behavior; this type of Power Spy often tracks the places you visit and things you do on the Internet, the emails you write and receive, as well as your Instant Messaging (IM) conversations. Wheen Power Spy display advertisings to specific Web sites that users use. Commercial is also a method Power Spy watchs user behavior and uses.

Power Spy intrusion method

Power Spy copies its file(s) to your hard disk. Its typical file name is pcspy.exe. Then it creates new startup key with name Power Spy and value pcspy.exe. You can also find it in your processes list with name pcspy.exe or Power Spy.

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How to fix Power Spy?

This problem can be solved manually by deleting all registry keys and files connected with Power Spy, removing it from starup list and unregistering all corresponding DLLs. Additionally missing DLL's should be restored from distribution in case they are corrupted by Power Spy.

To get rid of Power Spy, you should:

1. Kill the following processes and delete the appropriate files:

• pcspy.exe
• file.emx
• tmp.emx
• psusr.ini
• mwsvcps.exe
• wpsproc.exe
• p22.dat
• emx11.dat
• emx6.dat
• emx10.dat
• emx1.dat
• apsvc.exe
• winserv.exe
• usrproc.exe
• thinkertec_spypal.exe
• reghost.exe
• p20.dat
• pscs.exe
• emxfile.emx
• navaqsvc.exe
• symserv.exe
• testftpok.html
• psini.ini
• psappini.ini
• ~dfd17f.tmp
• ~dfd4e4.tmp
• symreg.exe
• Download_pcspy.exe
• pssrv.exe
• eventwin.exe
• file.ldb

Warning: you should delete only those files which checksums are listed as malicious. There may be valid files with the same names in your system. We recommend you to use Power Spy Removal Tool for safe problem solution.

2. Delete the following malicious folders:

• %programfiles%\power spy\
• %programfiles%\power spy\logs\
• %programfiles%\power spy\scrshot\
• %programfiles%\power spy\common\
• %programfiles%\spypal\
• %programfiles%\spypal\common\
• %programfiles%\pscs\
• %programfiles%\pscs\data\

3. Delete the following malicious registry entries and\or values:

Key: jmail.SMTPMail

Key: jmail.Message

Key: jmail.Recipient

Key: jmail.Headers\Clsid

Key: Interface\{6D7709AA-AE7C-428F-AF75-2A2F1F974457}

Key: Interface\{6D7709AA-AE7C-428F-AF75-2A2F1F974457}\ProxyStubClsid

Key: Interface\{6D7709AA-AE7C-428F-AF75-2A2F1F974457}\ProxyStubClsid32

Key: Interface\{6D7709AA-AE7C-428F-AF75-2A2F1F974457}\Forward

Key: Interface\{0D8082AC-477E-435A-B9A8-404A8B7052EA}

Key: Interface\{0D8082AC-477E-435A-B9A8-404A8B7052EA}\ProxyStubClsid

Key: Interface\{0D8082AC-477E-435A-B9A8-404A8B7052EA}\ProxyStubClsid32

Key: Interface\{0D8082AC-477E-435A-B9A8-404A8B7052EA}\Forward

Key: Interface\{9F7CD7CE-53E2-44F1-AC62-4A298626E48E}

Key: Interface\{9F7CD7CE-53E2-44F1-AC62-4A298626E48E}\ProxyStubClsid

Key: Interface\{9F7CD7CE-53E2-44F1-AC62-4A298626E48E}\ProxyStubClsid32

Key: Interface\{C813EA5A-B95C-4B88-9624-53596011C924}

Key: Interface\{C813EA5A-B95C-4B88-9624-53596011C924}\ProxyStubClsid

Key: Interface\{C813EA5A-B95C-4B88-9624-53596011C924}\ProxyStubClsid32

Key: Interface\{1664BD52-80E8-42FC-887A-1A707C2197FD}

Key: Interface\{1664BD52-80E8-42FC-887A-1A707C2197FD}\ProxyStubClsid

Key: Interface\{1664BD52-80E8-42FC-887A-1A707C2197FD}\ProxyStubClsid32

Key: Interface\{2965125E-7D2B-4859-8D0F-5C53DB318F51}

Key: Interface\{2965125E-7D2B-4859-8D0F-5C53DB318F51}\ProxyStubClsid

Key: Interface\{2965125E-7D2B-4859-8D0F-5C53DB318F51}\ProxyStubClsid32

Key: Interface\{8281EE9C-8947-4358-8D4F-E21F912271DB}

Key: Interface\{8281EE9C-8947-4358-8D4F-E21F912271DB}\ProxyStubClsid

Key: Interface\{8281EE9C-8947-4358-8D4F-E21F912271DB}\ProxyStubClsid32

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: Inno Setup: Setup Version

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: Inno Setup: App Path

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: InstallLocation

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: Inno Setup: Icon Group

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: Inno Setup: User

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: DisplayName

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: UninstallString

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: QuietUninstallString

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: Publisher

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: URLInfoAbout

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: HelpLink

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: URLUpdateInfo

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: NoModify

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: NoRepair

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: Inno Setup: Setup Version

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: Inno Setup: App Path

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: InstallLocation

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: Inno Setup: Icon Group

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: Inno Setup: User

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: DisplayName

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: UninstallString

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: QuietUninstallString

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: Publisher

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: URLInfoAbout

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: HelpLink

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: URLUpdateInfo

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: NoModify

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SpyPal_is1
Value: NoRepair

Key: Software\Digital River\SoftwarePassport\eMatrixSoft\Power Spy\0
Value: BuyURL

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: Inno Setup: App Path

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Power Spy_is1
Value: InstallLocation

Key: CLSID\{48E59293-9880-11CF-9754-00AA00C00908}\InprocServer32
Data: %system%\p22.dat

Key: CLSID\{48E59293-9880-11CF-9754-00AA00C00908}\ToolboxBitmap32
Data: %system%\p22.dat, 1

Key: CLSID\{48E59294-9880-11CF-9754-00AA00C00908}\InprocServer32
Data: %system%\p22.dat

Key: CLSID\{48E59295-9880-11CF-9754-00AA00C00908}\InprocServer32
Data: %system%\p22.dat

Key: TypeLib\{48E59290-9880-11CF-9754-00AA00C00908}\1.0\0\win32
Data: %system%\p22.dat

Warning: if value is listed for some registry entries, you should only clear these values and leave keys with such values untouched. We recommend you to use Power Spy Removal Tool for safe problem solution.

Here are the descriptions of problems connected with Power Spy and pcspy.exe we received earlier:

Problem Summary: power spy stealth mode impossible to unninstal or remove.

About two months ago i went to power spy and download the stealth version and after the downloada a blue rectangle appear in the upper right corner of my laptop that says monitored by power spy and every time i touch it it says that an icon is displayed in the desktop to disable stealth mode in trial version but i didnt see any icon and under that it says purchase or later i dont know what to do but i cant find it.