WebScout

WebScout is a spyware that monitors and restricts web surfing on your local network. WebScout also keeps a log of all web surfing activity.

General information:

Malware Name: WebScout
Malware Type: Spyware
Company Name: GlobalPatrol Spy Software
Company URL: http://globalpatrol.net/
Threat Level: Elevated Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

GlobalPatrol Spy Software provides you the software WebScout that monitors and restricts web surfing on your local network. You can allow or deny access to specific web sites, limit each user’s bandwidth and time online, block any file type, adult sites and ads easily. WebScout also keeps a log of all webs surfing activity. Central deployment makes setup and maintenance simple and suitable for most organizations.

Spyware Description:

WebScout is a spyware that monitors and restricts web surfing on your local network. WebScout also keeps a log of all web surfing activity.

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It monitors and restricts web surfing on your local network. -> WebScout also keeps a log of all web surfing activity.

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for WebScout
bing Search at Bing for WebScout
yahoo Search at Yahoo for WebScout

Processes Running:

admin.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\WebScout 2\Files\LicenseUpgrade.html 608 HTML Document
C:\Program Files\WebScout 2\Files\Logo.jpg 8089 JPEG Image
C:\Program Files\WebScout 2\Files\ProxyAuthorization.html 583 HTML Document

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\WebScout
C:\Program Files\WebScout 2\Log

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\WebScout 2_is1 Changed
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\WebScout 2_is1 SlowInfoCache
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WebScout 2_is1