How to Uninstall an Advanced Keylogger
Advanced Keylogger is a software application that records computer usage information, including passwords, webpages visited, online chats and email records. Only the person who installed the program has access to these saved records. Advanced Keylogger runs in the background of the computer. This software application is useful for parents and employers who want to monitor their children and workers. If you happen to know that Advanced Keylogger is running on your computer and you want to remove it, you must undergo manual removal.
Instructions
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Disable System Processes
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Open and run the "Task Manager" by simultaneously pressing the "Ctrl," "Shift" and "Esc" keys on the keyboard.
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Go to the "Processes" tab in the "Task Manager" dialog box and click on it.
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Browse through the "Task Manager" processes list, find and choose "advanced_keylogger.exe" and click on "End Process," which is found at the bottom of the dialog box.
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Repeat the actions of step three for the "kmonitor.exe," "svchost.exe" and "trace.exe" processes.
Registry Entries Removal
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Open the "Start" menu by clicking on the desktop's "Start" button. Afterward, click on the "Run" icon.
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Type "regedit" (without quotes) in the "Run" dialog box search field and click on the "OK" button. "Registry Editor" will appear.
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Find and delete the following entries in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\IDDE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DEE6806C-FB33-D04C-E1C6-8DA9B2204850}
Delete the entries by right-clicking on them and selecting the "Delete" option.
File and Folder Deletion
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Click on the desktop's "Start" button and click on the "Search" icon.
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Click on "All Files and Folders" and choose the "C:" drive in the "Look In" drop-down menu.
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Type and enter "advanced_keylogger.exe" (without quotes) in the "Search" text field and click on the "Search" button. When the search results appear, delete them.
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Repeat the actions of step three for by typing and entering the following: "kmonitor.exe," "svchost.exe," "trace.exe," "tmlib.dll," "tmutils.dll," "register.bat" and "IDDE" into the "Search" text field and deleting.
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Reboot your computer system.
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