Yahoo Message Archive Decoder

Yahoo Message Archive Decoder is a keylogger with elevated risk that captures and logs keystrokes as they are entered on the computer for the purpose of monitoring the user. It works in stealth mode. It tracks all the computer activities and applications including keyboard strokes, passwords, incoming and outgoing chat conversations, all information is stored in encrypted log files. Yahoo Message Archive Decoder is a keylogger with elevated risk that captures and logs keystrokes as they are entered on the computer for the purpose of monitoring the user. It works in stealth mode. It tracks all the computer activities and applications including keyboard strokes, passwords, incoming and outgoing chat conversations, all information is stored in encrypted log files.0

General information:

Malware Name: Yahoo Message Archive Decoder
Malware Type: Key Logger
Company Name: Ikitek Software
Company URL: http://www.ikitek.com/
Threat Level: Elevated Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Ikitek Software provides you the software Yahoo Message Archive Decoder that decodes normal conversation messages, private messages, conferences, and SMS/mobile messages to HTML or plain text, complete with time stamps, smileys and font formatting (typeface, bold, italic, underline, font size and colors). It supports Unicode text (Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and all non-latin characters).

Spyware Description:

Yahoo Message Archive Decoder is a keylogger with elevated risk that captures and logs keystrokes as they are entered on the computer for the purpose of monitoring the user. It works in stealth mode. It tracks all the computer activities and applications including keyboard strokes, passwords, incoming and outgoing chat conversations, all information is stored in encrypted log files. Yahoo Message Archive Decoder is a keylogger with elevated risk that captures and logs keystrokes as they are entered on the computer for the purpose of monitoring the user. It works in stealth mode. It tracks all the computer activities and applications including keyboard strokes, passwords, incoming and outgoing chat conversations, all information is stored in encrypted log files.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It can severely compromise system security. -> It works in stealth mode. -> It collects and transmits personally identifiable information (PII) without your consent.

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Processes Running:

yahoodecode.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\Yahoo Message Archive Decoder\kao\49.gif 1412 GIF Image
C:\Program Files\Yahoo Message Archive Decoder\kao\5.gif 1146 GIF Image
C:\Program Files\Yahoo Message Archive Decoder\kao\50.gif 1912 GIF Image

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\Yahoo Message Archive Decoder
C:\Program Files\Yahoo Message Archive Decoder\help

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\Yahoo Message Archive Decoder Changed0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\Yahoo Message Archive Decoder SlowInfoCache0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\Yahoo Message Archive Decoder [NULL]0