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kbhook.dll – keylogger ?

Myantispyware team January 29, 2006    

Key loggers are a particularly nasty type of malware, because they are created to monitor and record keyboard activities. They are often designed to capture the victim’s interactions with a login form of some kind, frequently targeting logon credentials for banking websites. NetSpy, identified by this spyware scan, is known to be able to log the victim’s key strokes, take screen shots, and transmit captured data to the attacker. No wonder a spyware scanner typically categorizes it as a severe threat.

Although many malware-scanning tools identify the kbhook.dll file itself as spyware, its presence alone is not sufficient.

A web search revealed several discussions of false positives associated with files named kbhook.dll. One such discussion stated that Genius Wireless Keyboard drivers used this file without malicious intent. Another discussion of an unknown-to-me keyboard reached a similar conclusion.

Lenny Zeltser have examined
kbhook.dll and found two functions: EnableHook() and DisableHook(); this is how an external program can make use of the DLL’s keyboard-controlling functionality.

If you encounter a kbhook.dll file on your system, please remain vigilant. This file is often associated with dangerous key loggers, presence of which may require a full system reinstall. However, keep in mind that malware scanning tools sometimes mis-identify this file. Specifically, the file named kbhook.dll is sometimes used by keyboard driver authors without malicious intent.

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