[Winpcap-users] Winpcap 3.0 detected as spyware/keylogger?

[Loris Degioanni]

http://www.winpcap.org/misc/faq.htm#Q-27

Loris


Nick Duda wrote:
> Running a recent scan with CounterSpy detects the WinPcap_3_0_nogui.exe 
> as a Employee Monitoring Key logger. The hash I have for this is: 
> 0x7545EBDE1E19B9D0B00A6BC378C64087F7908E75
> 
> Ideas?
> 
> *Employee Monitoring*
> 
> *Type:* Key Logger
> 
> *Level:* High
> 
> *Author:* Employee Internet Monitoring
> 
>  
> 
> *Description:* Employee Monitoring the most powerful PC surveillance 
> utility.
> 
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> 
> *Advice:* This is a very high risk threat and should be removed 
> immediately as to prevent harm to your computer or your privacy.
> 
>  
> 
> About Key Logger: A key logger program runs in the background, recording 
> all the keystrokes made by a user. Once keystrokes are logged, they are 
> hidden in the machine for later retrieval, or shipped secretly raw to 
> the attacker via email or over the Internet.
> 
>  
> 
> *Nick Duda* - Systems Administrator
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