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MonitoringTool:Win32/ActualSpy
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: not-a-virus:Monitor.Win32.ActualSpy.is (Kaspersky) Spyware.ActualSpy (Symantec) Potentially harmful program Logger.FIG (AVG) Spyware-ActualSpy (McAfee)
Summary
MonitoringTool:Win32/ActualSpy is a unwanted program, which can be used to monitor computer use without the knowledge of the current user. MonitoringTool:Win32/ActualSpy can log keystrokes, capture screenshots, and get clipboard content.
To detect and remove this program and other unwanted software that may be installed in your computer, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antispyware product such as the following: