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Published Mar 26, 2009 | Updated Apr 16, 2011

MonitoringTool:Win32/Spector

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: Spector (Sunbelt Software) Spyware.Spector (Symantec) ADW_SPECTORSOFT (Trend Micro)

Summary

MonitoringTool:Win32/Spector is an application that logs keystrokes, e-mails, visited Web sites, IM chats, run programs, peer-to-peer activity, and may also take snapshots of the user's desktop.
Monitoring programs are typically installed by the computer owner or administrator and should only be removed if unexpected. MonitoringTool:Win32/Spector may place an uninstaller entry in Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Control Panel>Programs>Uninstall a Program (Windows Vista). However, if an uninstaller is not available or if you do not want to use the uninstaller that is provided, run a full-system scan with an up-to-date antispyware product such as the following:
 
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