diff --git a/lib/controller/checks.py b/lib/controller/checks.py
index ce051c52f..82707a777 100644
--- a/lib/controller/checks.py
+++ b/lib/controller/checks.py
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ def checkSqlInjection(place, parameter, value):
             Backend.flushForcedDbms()
 
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            warnMsg = "Ctrl+C detected in detection phase"
+            warnMsg = "user aborted during detection phase"
             logger.warn(warnMsg)
 
             message = "How do you want to proceed? [(S)kip current test/(e)nd detection phase/(n)ext parameter/(q)uit]"
diff --git a/lib/controller/controller.py b/lib/controller/controller.py
index ed4558db9..7f03f1b6f 100644
--- a/lib/controller/controller.py
+++ b/lib/controller/controller.py
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ def start():
 
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             if conf.multipleTargets:
-                warnMsg = "Ctrl+C detected in multiple target mode"
+                warnMsg = "user aborted in multiple target mode"
                 logger.warn(warnMsg)
 
                 message = "do you want to skip to the next target in list? [Y/n/q]"
diff --git a/lib/request/inject.py b/lib/request/inject.py
index 5d0795ce2..3578d2597 100644
--- a/lib/request/inject.py
+++ b/lib/request/inject.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ def __goInferenceProxy(expression, fromUser=False, expected=None, batch=False, r
 
                 except KeyboardInterrupt:
                     print
-                    warnMsg = "Ctrl+C detected in dumping phase"
+                    warnMsg = "user aborted during dumping phase"
                     logger.warn(warnMsg)
 
                 return outputs
diff --git a/lib/techniques/brute/use.py b/lib/techniques/brute/use.py
index 63f0527b8..8fccbe678 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/brute/use.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/brute/use.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def tableExists(tableFile, regex=None):
         print
         logger.debug("waiting for threads to finish")
 
-        warnMsg = "Ctrl+C detected during common table existence check. "
+        warnMsg = "user aborted during common table existence check. "
         warnMsg += "sqlmap will display some tables only"
         logger.warn(warnMsg)
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def columnExists(columnFile, regex=None):
         print
         logger.debug("waiting for threads to finish")
 
-        warnMsg = "Ctrl+C detected during common column existence check. "
+        warnMsg = "user aborted during common column existence check. "
         warnMsg += "sqlmap will display some columns only"
         logger.warn(warnMsg)
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/hash.py b/lib/utils/hash.py
index 5e1cee969..edc07474b 100644
--- a/lib/utils/hash.py
+++ b/lib/utils/hash.py
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ def dictionaryAttack(attack_dict):
 
                     except KeyboardInterrupt:
                         print
-                        warnMsg = "Ctrl+C detected in dictionary attack phase"
+                        warnMsg = "user aborted during dictionary attack phase"
                         logger.warn(warnMsg)
                         return results
 
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ def dictionaryAttack(attack_dict):
 
                         except KeyboardInterrupt:
                             print
-                            warnMsg = "Ctrl+C detected in dictionary attack phase"
+                            warnMsg = "user aborted during dictionary attack phase"
                             logger.warn(warnMsg)
                             return results