kgzgjkpcw.exe - Dangerous
kgzgjkpcw.exe
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Manual removal instructions:
It allows an attacker to control an infected computer.
Copies itself as %System%\kgzgjkpcw.exe and %System%\zonealarm.exe.
Adds the value: "Winsock2 driver"="kgzgjkpcw.exe"
to the registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Adds the value: "Winsock2 driver"="ZONEALARM.EXE" (It is not valid file name of ZONEALARM antiviral program)
to the registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Attempts to end the following processes: Netstat.exe; Msconfig.exe; Regedit.exe
Uses its own IRC client to connect to a specified IRC channel and wait for the commands to perform different actions.
Use RegRun Startup Optimizer to automatically remove this trojan.