Trojan/Spyware/VCatch

Alias: Trojan Horse, VCatch

Description: This spyware claims to be an anti-virus program, but don't believe it! It installs a bunch of spyware programs instead and secretly monitors all your activity.

Threat type:

Spyware - Spyware is any software application that gathers information from the user's PC and transmits it to the Spyware author (usually hackers, but sometimes corporations). The information is gathered and transmitted without the user's knowledge or consent. Spyware applications may steal sensitive corporate information and transmit it to competitors. Spyware also degrades PC performance and can consume huge amounts of bandwidth, especially on corporate servers.

Trojan - A Trojans or Trojan Horse is any programs that installs itself secretly, quite often with sinister intent. Once installed, the trojan author (hacker) can gain complete control of the infected PC. Trojans are usually designed to steal sensitive information and/or destroy the system. Trojans can be distributed as unsolicited email attachments, or bundled with freeware and shareware programs.

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

Detection:
SpyNoMore detects Trojan/Spyware/VCatch: 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:

Trojan/Spyware/VCatch 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 Trojan/Spyware/VCatch, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
N/A

File Signatures:
%WINDOWS%\system32\anticipator.dll

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

Folder Signatures:
%PROGRAM_FILES%\commonsearch

Registry Signatures:
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\vcatch - the personal virus catcher
HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app management\arpcache\vcatch - the personal virus catcher
HKCU\software\commonsearch

SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
N/A

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