GURL Watcher
It is a software designed to use a webcam, microphone, screen capture, or other approaches to monitor and capture information. Some such software will transmit this captured information to a remote source. See also Key Logger.0
General information:
| Malware Name: |
GURL Watcher |
| Malware Type: |
Key Logger |
| Company Name: |
Quicomm |
| Company URL: |
http://www.quicomm.com/
|
| Threat Level: |
Elevated Risk |
| Operating System: |
WIN XP |
| Installation Type: |
Installed through EXE |
| Operation: |
Time of After Installation |
Company Description:
Quicomm provides innovative software solutions for home and business. One of its software is GURL Watcher. GURL Watcher helps us to establish a system of trust and responsible use, rather than trying to impose filtered access that may inadvertently
cut people off from perfectly legitimate sites. GURL Watcher silently watches the web sites displayed in a browser. Just install, configure, turn it on and that's it. Every time our machine restarts GURL Watcher will automatically watch any browser
activity and report it.
Spyware Description:
It is a software designed to use a webcam, microphone, screen capture, or other approaches to monitor and capture information. Some such software will transmit this captured information to a remote source. See also Key Logger.0
Characteristics/Symptoms:
-> Monitor and capture data from computers -> Run in stealth mode -> Intercepts keystrokes from the keyboard and records them in a log -> Starts with the operating system0
Additional information might be found here:
Processes Running:
File information Created after Installation:
| File Location |
Size (Bytes) |
Type |
| C:\Program Files\GURL\images\win_gurl_watcher_main1.gif |
10461 |
GIF Image |
| C:\Program Files\GURL\images\win_gurl_watcher_password.gif |
2965 |
GIF Image |
| C:\Program Files\GURL\images\win_gurl_watcher_reg.gif |
7093 |
GIF Image |
Folder information Created after Installation:
| Folder Location |
| C:\Program Files\GURL |
Registry information Created after Installation:
| Main Registry Key |
Sub Registry Key |
Key Value Name |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
SOFTWAREGURL |
EmailFrom |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
SOFTWAREGURL |
EmailSubject |
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
\SOFTWARE\GURL |
SmtpAuth |
