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Danger level 7
Type: Trojans

Trojan.Autokey

Trojan.Autokey is the latest cloaked malware application, further classified as a Worm infection, Trojan.Autokey will only cause damage to a system it has infiltrated.

This application is nothing other than another malware application, seeking to only damage and compromise any system it has infiltrated.

Trojan.Autokey being a form of malware, designed to affect any computer system it has infiltrated, negatively. Being a heuristic detection routine,
Trojan.Autokey may be capable of downloading additional malware onto the infected system as well.

As soon as Trojan.Autokey is installed on a computer system, it may attempt to adjust the Windows registry keys, and could generate additional malware onto the infiltrated system.

A computer system infected with as Trojan.Autokey may display the following warning signs:

• Corrupt files re-opens after been erased
• Modified browser start page, search page and error page
• Missing registry files
• Unknown programs show up in the process list
• Annoying Pop-Up Advertisement
• Changes in Internet Settings
• Unwanted Web Browser Components
• Decreased System Speeds

Trojan.Autokey may display the following behavior:

• Annoying bulk pop-ups generated even with active pop up blocker utilities
• Unusual Trojan.Autokey files in Windows task manager system processes, tower speaker error beeping sound
• Especially complicated to disable Trojan.Autokey manually, reactivate its files at system start up
• Incapable to delete strange desktop icons, incapability to change desktop background
• Abnormal bandwidth use, slow Internet browser and Windows system
• Missing system files, registry keys and dlls files \"Blue Screen Of Death\" error
• Browser homepage hijacked by about: blank and redirected to corrupt web sites.

Trojan.Autokey installs itself into system and downloads mischievous Trojan and adware bundles via security exploits. Once that is done, Trojan.Autokey logs and deactivates any firewalls and antivirus programs and forwards confidential information like usernames, passwords to remote servers.
Trojan.Autokey will then continue with its mission and generate pop-up messages that match surfing activities and collects Windows system data.

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How to manually remove Trojan.Autokey

Files associated with Trojan.Autokey infection:

FlashGuard.exe

Trojan.Autokey processes to kill:

FlashGuard.exe

Remove Trojan.Autokey registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWSCURRENTVERSIONRUN FlashGuard
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN\ FlashGuard
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