The PC Detective

The PC Detective is a utility that monitors all activity including Web sites visited, applications run, keystrokes, chat conversations, instant messages, and regular screen captures all in complete stealth, so users will not be aware of its presence. It includes elevated threats that are typically installed without adequate notice and consent, and may make unwanted changes to system, such as reconfiguring browser’s homepage and search settings.0

General information:

Malware Name:	The PC Detective
Malware Type:	Key Logger
Company Name:	The PC Detective Spy Software
Company URL:	http://thepcdetective.com/
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Company Description:

The PC Detective is made up of two small applications called the logger and the Viewer. Once the Logger is installed on the user’s machine and logs the events set-up in the viewer by the administrator. It can log following Events All Keyboard activity, Internet Sites Accessed, Chat Rooms Visited (Yahoo, MSN, Aol etc.), Activity Log (Records when the PC is and isn't being used.), Start-up and Shut-down Times. Viewer can be set-up on any machine on the network and enables to view the various logged events on any machine on the network that has the logger installed.

Spyware Description:

The PC Detective is a utility that monitors all activity including Web sites visited, applications run, keystrokes, chat conversations, instant messages, and regular screen captures all in complete stealth, so users will not be aware of its presence. It includes elevated threats that are typically installed without adequate notice and consent, and may make unwanted changes to system, such as reconfiguring browser’s homepage and search settings.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:

	Search at Google for The PC Detective
	Search at Bing for The PC Detective
	Search at Yahoo for The PC Detective

Processes Running:

tpcl.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Program Files\Common Files\The PC Detective SE\Blank.jpg	4530	JPEG Image
C:\Program Files\Common Files\The PC Detective SE\EMS.exe	53248	Application
C:\Program Files\Common Files\The PC Detective SE\tpcl.exe	720896	Application

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