First posted on 31 October 2007.
Source: SecurityHome
Trojan-Spy:W32/KeyLogger.RK is also known as  Trojan-Spy.Win32.KeyLogger.rk.
This is a key-logging trojan that logs all the keystrokes of the user and sends them to a certain website.
 This malware may arrive as an attachment to a Microsoft Word RTF file. 
Upon Execution, this malware displays the following fake error message:
It then drops the following files on Windows System folder:
 
 - %systemdir%GenuineLicence.exe - Trojan-Spy.Win32.KeyLogger.rk
  - %systemdir%kbd.dll - Trojan-Spy.Win32.KeyLogger.rk
  - %systemdir%	est.dll - Trojan-Spy.Win32.KeyLogger.rl
  
 Note: %systemdir% by default is C:Windowssystem32
It also creates the following registry key as part of its auto-start mechanism:
 
 - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun 
  - service = "C:WINDOWSsystem32GenuineLicence.exe"
  
 Initially, it will try to contact this url to set the infected machine's status
 
 - hxxp://208.101.11.38/~mbs1/mail/cgi-bin/scripts/.old/trProj/setStatus.php
  
 Then this malware sends the user's keystrokes including its ip address to this url:
 
 - hxxp://208.101.11.38/~mbs1/mail/cgi-bin/scripts/.old/trProj/saveKeLog.php
  
Last update 31 October 2007
 
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