ActMon Spyware

ActMon malware description and removal detail
Categories:Spyware
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROFILE%]\start menu\programs\actmoncm\actmon cm control center.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\start menu\programs\actmoncm\actmon computer monitoring manual.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\actmoncm\actmon cm control center.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\actmoncm\actmon computer monitoring manual.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\acm-manual.chm
[%SYSTEM%]\acmcc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\actmon.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\acm-manual.chm
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\wskrnlc.sys
[%SYSTEM%]\rbwinx1.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnl.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlb.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlb.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlc.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlc.vxd
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnld.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnle.dll
[%PROFILE%]\start menu\programs\actmoncm\actmon cm control center.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\start menu\programs\actmoncm\actmon computer monitoring manual.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\actmoncm\actmon cm control center.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\actmoncm\actmon computer monitoring manual.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\acm-manual.chm
[%SYSTEM%]\acmcc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\actmon.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\acm-manual.chm
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\wskrnlc.sys
[%SYSTEM%]\rbwinx1.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnl.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlb.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlb.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlc.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlc.vxd
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnld.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnle.dll

In order to ensure that the ActMon is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the ActMon adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%SYSTEM%]\acmcc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\actmon.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnl.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlb.exe

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

Detecting ActMon:

Files:
[%PROFILE%]\start menu\programs\actmoncm\actmon cm control center.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\start menu\programs\actmoncm\actmon computer monitoring manual.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\actmoncm\actmon cm control center.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\actmoncm\actmon computer monitoring manual.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\acm-manual.chm
[%SYSTEM%]\acmcc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\actmon.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\acm-manual.chm
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\wskrnlc.sys
[%SYSTEM%]\rbwinx1.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnl.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlb.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlb.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlc.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlc.vxd
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnld.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnle.dll
[%PROFILE%]\start menu\programs\actmoncm\actmon cm control center.lnk
[%PROFILE%]\start menu\programs\actmoncm\actmon computer monitoring manual.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\actmoncm\actmon cm control center.lnk
[%PROGRAMS%]\actmoncm\actmon computer monitoring manual.lnk
[%SYSTEM%]\acm-manual.chm
[%SYSTEM%]\acmcc.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\actmon.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\acm-manual.chm
[%SYSTEM%]\drivers\wskrnlc.sys
[%SYSTEM%]\rbwinx1.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnl.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlb.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlb.exe
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlc.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnlc.vxd
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnld.dll
[%SYSTEM%]\wskrnle.dll

Folders:
[%APPDATA%]\vxdkrn

Registry Keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\lxass
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\srvprc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\syswin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\vxdkrn
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\wskrnl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\controlset001\services\wskrnlc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\lxass
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\srvprc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\syswinc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\vxdkrn
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\wskrnlc

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\explorer\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\explorer\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\explorer\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\explorer\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\explorer\run

Removing ActMon:

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

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 ActMon manually.

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

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the ActMon process.
2. Delete the original ActMon 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.

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