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Posted by PA Bear on October 20, 2006, 7:51 pm
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They're called "keylogger" Trojans. They record your keyboard strokes and
when they "recognize" what appear to be passwords or credit card numbers,
they send them to the miscreants.
Even on a Secure Site, consider copy/pasting your username, passwords, and
credit-card info instead of typing them.
Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.**
If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this
isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and
independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
bxf wrote:
> I installed a downloaded program (InternetCalls) that evidently
> contained some trojans. Although the program itself is legitimate, the
> installation package included the trojans.
>
> I have not been all that attentive to the various ill effects of
> viruses, etc, but nevertheless, I was very surprised to see that these
> trojans created some text files that contained not only some of my
> passwords but also a credit card number.
>
> I never knowingly asked for any credit card numbers to be retained on
> my machine, and yet this info is there. In fact, some of the data is
> very old. This, of course, means that "anybody" can access this
> information. And, although the trojans have been removed, I have no
> idea as to where they obtained this "secret" info and how I should go
> about removing it from my up-to-date XP/SP2 machine.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
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