The following is a response I got from CA after sending in a sample package that was being identified as having the Backdoor IRC Server virus.
This is to notify you of the results of your submission, issue number 428970.
With regards to the file "Project2003_Hotfix_838344.exe" submitted by...
Distributed new Inoculate signature 23.67.08 today and since received several alerts regarding the Backdoor IRC Server virus.
The files that it identifies as having the virus are packages which we have developed to deploy hotfixes and the Office XP service pack. The program used is Install...
We have a customer that users Outlook Express to check his personal mail account through our network. Inoculate seems to have a problem with Outlook and as a result performance is really slow. Takes over 2mins to open a new message window. The only fix found to date is to disable Inoculate...
Sounds more likely that you have the Qhosts virus.
Check out this link
http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virus.aspx?ID=37191
Also when did you last update with Microsoft patches?
http://www.microsoft.com/security/
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
I'm just trying to find out more about the option Nortons Antivirus 2000-2002 versions on win98 has. Is there an option to filter out spam? And if so where do I find it?
Soaplover,
Just to clarify, you want me to create a file with the following entry -
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000000
and save it as regini.reg. Where did you want me to save it to? I'm guessing...
Thanks for your help enkie!
What I didn't mention in my first note is that I'd gone ahead and deleted the windows directory on the PC and reinstalled windows. When I ran the scanning utility for Swen it found two files in the backup of the windows directory. But even now with the reinstall it...
A pc with Win98 and PC-Cillin antivirus started playing up last week. Whenever an executable file was run a pop-up window with following error "Could not locate ndnjqbo.exe to run Application file". Then it gives me the option of trying to locate this file. I did a search of the...
In safe mode look at the following registry path
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Run
If a virus is causing the PC to reboot it would be under this location. As this is where the system looks to load apps on startup.
If the OS is Win XP it may be the blaster virus as part of how it...
Have you patched your workstations with MS03-039? This patch supersides MS03-026 as there were some flaws with it, DoS attacks could still be launched. Also Microsoft have a scanner utility that can check an IP range whether its patched or not. Make sure you use the MS03-039 scanner though...
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