Win32.BrainSpy
Title: Win32.BrainSpy
Also Known as: Win32.BrainSpy, Win32BrainSpy, BrainSpy
Severity scale:
Win32.BrainSpy is a backdoor Trojan. Like its name, it will enter your system under the pretense of being something that it is not but with the full intention to cause harm. Once this pest has gained entry into your PC, it will work to open a port allowing additional malware to enter. Your PC will no longer function as it once did.
Recommended Action:
Remove at Once
AKA:
Backdoor.Win32.BrainSpy
Backdoor.BrainSpy
BackDoor-JI, Trojan Horse
BackDoor.BrainSpy
Troj/Bdoor-JI
Backdoor:Win32/BrainSpy
TROJ_BRAINSPY.A
TR/BrainSpy.Cli
Win32:Trojan-gen.
BackDoor.BrainSpy
Backdoor.BrainSpy.A
Trojan.BrainSpy
Bck/Brainspy
Win32/BrainSpy
Manual Removal:
If you would like to remove Win32.BrainSpy manually, then you will have to stop the brainspy.exe processes. Then you will need to detect and remove the following registry entries: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\BRAINSPY.exe
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices\BRAINSPY.exe\
SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunServicesBRAINSPY.exe
, <br>SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunServicesBRAINSPY.exe
, <br>SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunServicesBRAINSPY.exe
SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunServicesBRAINSPY.exe
Manual removal is possible but it is not always safe to attempt by the average computer user. For more reliable and effective spyware removal, use SpyZooka to rid yourself of Win32.BrainSpy. The nice thing about SpyZooka is that not only will it remove Win32.BrainSpy, but it will also eradicate any other spyware you may be infected with.
Related Files:
brainspy.exe
