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I saw something on the Rachael Ray show today that I think has some
On the surface of it, this sounds like a righteous thing, keeping kids
All that needs to happen is for somebody to gain access to your computer
With that thought in mind I did a few minutes of searching and found a Symantec
Here’s what Symantec had to say about it:
Updated: 23 February 2007 11:49:09 PM Spyware.SnoopStick is
Once this thing is installed, the person controlling it can monitor web
To determine if it’s been installed, you can look for these files:
Note: on most computers %System% in a path will be C:\Windows\System
It also creates these registry keys that set up it’s services:
If you find these files and registry keys, then I’d say it’s probable
**Note: On Windows XP and higher It is likely that you will need
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serious potential for problems that I’m sure that the folks advocating
it have considered. It was something called "Snoopstick". It’s sold as a
means of checking up on children and what they’re doing on the Internet.
I don’t doubt for a second that some companies use this or similar
products to monitor employee Internet usage as well.
safe from predators and so on. Make no mistake, this use of things like
this is understandable and legitimate. The problem is that it’s entirely
too easy to use something like this for malicious purposes as well.
long enough to plug in the snoopstick’s USB key and install it’s
monitoring software. After that, the device doesn’t even need to be
connected to your computer because it can be monitored remotely. While
it’s one thing to keep an eye on your kids and who they’re in contact
with, but it can easily be another matter if somebody gets a few minutes
to install it. This raises the possibility of all sorts of snooping on
financial & personal information, identity theft and more.
security response page about Snoopstick.
Type: Spyware
Risk
Impact: Medium
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows
98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP
installed via a usb key, when the following file is executed:
[USB
DRIVE LETTER]\setup\SnoopStick.exe
surfing, instant message, and email activities. They can also block
access to websites or cut Internet access, cause whoever’s on the
computer to be logged off whether they want to or not or even shut the
target computer down completely.
Data\{67E71F41-70D9-4823-8EC0-78BC232B5E7A}\instance.dat
Data\{67E71F41-70D9-4823-8EC0-78BC232B5E7A}\mia.dll
Data\{67E71F41-70D9-4823-8EC0-78BC232B5E7A}\SnoopStick.dat
Data\{67E71F41-70D9-4823-8EC0-78BC232B5E7A}\SnoopStick.exe
Data\{67E71F41-70D9-4823-8EC0-78BC232B5E7A}\SnoopStick.msi
Data\{67E71F41-70D9-4823-8EC0-78BC232B5E7A}\SnoopStick.par
Data\{67E71F41-70D9-4823-8EC0-78BC232B5E7A}\SnoopStick.res
and
%Windir% will be C:\Windows
FA8950F240E56D941A25FD74A4AC2C8A
Uninstall\{2F0598AF-5E04-49D6-A152-DF474ACAC2A8}
that somebody has installed Snoopstick on your computer. Of course, If
you delete these files and registry keys this *should* disable this
little piece of spyware.
Administrator privileges in order to edit the registry and possibly to
delete the files. In any case, be very careful when editing the registry
because there is potential to do more harm than good. When in doubt,
consult a tech.
detect+spyware,
remove+spyware
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