SecurityRisk.IdleUI

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Behavior
SecurityRisk.IdleUI is a program component used by programs to determine how long the Windows user interface has been idle.

Symptoms
None. This component does not carry out any visible activities.

Transmission
This component is normally installed by other programs.

technical details
File names: IdleUI.dll

SecurityRisk.IdleUI is a program component used by programs to determine how long the Windows user interface has been idle. This component was intended for legitimate use and can be used by legitimate programs. However, it is widely used by Trojans and adware to estimate the risk of their unwanted activities being discovered on a compromised computer.

SecurityRisk.IdleUI creates the following registry subkeys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{03022430-ABC4-11D0-BDE2-00AA001A1953}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{1EA4DBF0-3C3B-11CF-810C-00AA00389B71}

REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS
See: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/securityrisk.idleui.html