Wdc.exe ??

[Tezcatlipoca]

I have the executable file WDC.EXE running on my pc.

Looking on google this is coming up as being a keylogger related to

spyware watchdog but I think it may have something to do with ASUS.

 

Any thoughts or suggestions on if this is a keylogger and how to remove it welcome.

 

Many thanks

 

It might be a pain, but I'd give some consideration to changing some or all of your passwords as well...

[Tezcatlipoca]

If you have a keylogger, then changing passwords will have no effect. The keylogger does exactly as it's name suggest and 'logs keystrokes', so if it is in fact a keylogger, it will also know exactly what you new password is.

 

Obviously you should remove the keylogger before any password changes!

 

Spybot (see conniff's link above) should pick it up, but if not let us know and we'll show you how to disable it from ever running.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Tip - if you suspect a keylogger, and want to change passwords before removal (I can't see why but in case you did) you can use the Character Map - double click characters in it to form the string then copy to the clipboard and paste where you want it. some password fields won't accept pasting though. just a possibility

 

There's an easier trick. Let's say your password is pass.

 

Click the password box to enter your password, but enter only the p.

Click somewhere else, then enter a few more characters, let's say y, 4, j and b.

Click back into the password box and enter the next letter, a.

Back out side, enter a few more characters, such as f, r, i and 2.

Back in the password box, finish your password with ss.

 

Keyloggers essentially are unable to distinguish between which screen element has focus at any one time, so by doing this trick (I use it all the time in internet cafes), the password box sees pass, but any keylogger running gets py4jbafri2ss, which is utterly useless.

 

In general, the most secure passwords are those that appear to be - or are - random character strings, rather than actual words

[Tezcatlipoca]

You can download a number of random password generators if you can't be bothered to think them up yourself. Try typing password generator into a search engine.

 

An excellent page for testing password strengths, and one I've - with the author's permission - converted to a page on my company's intranet to educate users about strong passwords, is THIS PAGE.

 

There are a lot of password checkers out there, but I especially favour this one as it neatly shows you why your password is particularly strong or weak.