KeyKey malware description and removal detail
Categories:Spyware
Visible Symptoms: Files in system folders:
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\keykey.sys
[%DESKTOP%]\keykey.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\screen logger manager.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\screen logger viewer.lnk
[%WINDOWS%]\system\loadkk.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\keykey.sys
[%DESKTOP%]\keykey.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\screen logger manager.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\screen logger viewer.lnk
[%WINDOWS%]\system\loadkk.exe
In order to ensure that the KeyKey is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the KeyKey adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%WINDOWS%]\system\loadkk.exe Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista
Detecting KeyKey:
Files:
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\keykey.sys
[%DESKTOP%]\keykey.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\screen logger manager.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\screen logger viewer.lnk
[%WINDOWS%]\system\loadkk.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\keykey.sys
[%DESKTOP%]\keykey.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\screen logger manager.lnk
[%DESKTOP%]\screen logger viewer.lnk
[%WINDOWS%]\system\loadkk.exe
Folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\keykey
[%PROGRAMS%]\keykey professional
Registry Keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_keykey
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\keykey
Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger\mainframe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger\mainframe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger\mainframe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger\mainframe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger\mainframe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger\mainframe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger\window\window0001
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger\window\window0001
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger\window\window0001
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger\window\window0001
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\screenlogger\window\window0001
Removing KeyKey:
An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from KeyKey.
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 KeyKey manually.
To completely manually remove KeyKey malware from your computer, you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and folders associated with KeyKey.
- Use Task Manager to terminate the KeyKey process.
- Delete the original KeyKey file and folders.
- Delete the system registry key parameters
- 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 KeyKey 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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