TIMESINK Spyware Detection

high Nessus Plugin ID 12003

Synopsis

A spyware application appears to be installed on the remote host.

Description

The remote host is using the TIMESINK program. You should ensure that :

- the user intended to install TIMESINK (it is sometimes silently installed)
- the use of TIMESINK matches your corporate mandates and security policies.

To remove this sort of software, you may wish to check out Ad-Aware or Spybot.

Solution

Uninstall this software.

See Also

http://www.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=453059958

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 12003

File Name: timesink_detection.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Backdoors

Published: 1/15/2004

Updated: 2/1/2022

Asset Inventory: true

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/registry_full_access