RAT/Lamers Death

Alias: Backdoor.Death.26.e, Lamers Death

Description: This is just one RAT virus from a big RAT family. Many versions (Lamers Death 2.1, Lamers Death 2.2, Lamers Death 2.3, Lamers Death 2.4, Lamers Death 2.5, Lamers Death 2.5b, Lamers Death 2.5c, Lamers Death 2.5e, Lamers Death 2.5f, Lamers Death 2.5g, Lamers Death 2.5i, Lamers Death 2.5j, Lamers Death 2.6, Lamers Death 2.6c, Lamers Death 2.6d, Lamers Death 2.6f, Lamers Death 2.7b, Lamers Death 2.7b2, Lamers Death 2.7b3) appeared in the internet from May 2000 to October 2003. The virus was written in Delphi programming language. The author is a Russian hacker called Freeloader. The pest also includes a dangerous "password capture" ability. It can steal victim's passwords as they are being typed in.

Threat type:

RAT - Remote Administration Tool (RAT) is a software application which provides an attacker with the capability to control your computer system remotely whenever you are online. The attacker can perform operations such as programs and/or files adding/deleting, files transfers, capturing screenshot, etc. Attacker may use captured computer for different personal needs such as to send malicious attacks.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer and / or to protect your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore removes RAT/Lamers Death: Yes

Threat risk: High Risk

Very dangerous malware. Can log user's keyboard activity and take snapshots of the user's screen. Uses stealth installation and removal is very difficult. Category includes spyware programs, adware programs and trojans.

Symptoms:

RAT/Lamers Death Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with RAT/Lamers Death, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
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File Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\winsock.exe
%WINDOWS%\interface.dll
%WINDOWS%\system\runexec.dll

Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
N/A

Folder Signatures:
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Registry Signatures:
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SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
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