SPYWARE_TRAK_LYMPEXPCSPY
Spyware.LympexPcSpy (Symantec)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003

Threat Type: Spyware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
TECHNICAL DETAILS
63,488 bytes
EXE
No
17 Oct 2010
Installation
This spyware drops the following non-malicious file:
- %System%\Xpocx.ocx
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, which is usually C:\Windows\System on Windows 98 and ME, C:\WINNT\System32 on Windows NT and 2000, or C:\Windows\System32 on Windows XP and Server 2003.)
Other System Modifications
This spyware adds the following registry keys as part of its installation routine:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xpOcx.XPButton
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F36C603A-5FC0-4AF8-A1FD-DB40DB9E2F9B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{4AD58ECF-DF94-41AF-832E-DDB44D602754}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{B1DF96EB-D536-403F-8F54-039A8D0A50CB}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{1292FDC1-6231-407E-A10D-F419BBFDA432}
NOTES:
It captures screenshots from the affected system and saves them in intervals specified by the user. The location where the screenshots is saved can also be configured.
SOLUTION
8.900
7.549.00
17 Oct 2010
Step 1
For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 users, before doing any scans, please make sure you disable System Restore to allow full scanning of your computer.
Step 2
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 3
Delete this registry key
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry. Before you could do this, you must restart in Safe Mode. For instructions on how to do this, you may refer to this page If the preceding step requires you to restart in safe mode, you may proceed to edit the system registry.
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
- xpOcx.XPButton
- xpOcx.XPButton
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- {F36C603A-5FC0-4AF8-A1FD-DB40DB9E2F9B}
- {F36C603A-5FC0-4AF8-A1FD-DB40DB9E2F9B}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {4AD58ECF-DF94-41AF-832E-DDB44D602754}
- {4AD58ECF-DF94-41AF-832E-DDB44D602754}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface
- {B1DF96EB-D536-403F-8F54-039A8D0A50CB}
- {B1DF96EB-D536-403F-8F54-039A8D0A50CB}
- In HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib
- {1292FDC1-6231-407E-A10D-F419BBFDA432}
- {1292FDC1-6231-407E-A10D-F419BBFDA432}
Step 4
Search and delete these files
Step 5
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as SPYWARE_TRAK_LYMPEXPCSPY. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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