RE: Question for all

["Bob Walker" <bobwalker8 () comcast net>]

Hamish

While I am a huge fan of the msconfig utility in windows machines, it
doesn't work in win2k.  Doesn't even exist.  My advice would be to go
the safe mode route, as you suggested.  Another possible avenue (for
advanced users only though), would be to go to administrative tools,
computer management, and remove the offending service there.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: KoRe MeLtDoWn [mailto:koremeltdown () hotmail com] 
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:44 PM
To: Jeffrey.Flory2 () LACKLAND AF MIL; security-basics () securityfocus com;
incidents () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Question for all


Hi there Jeffery,
Backdoor.Trojan is a generec term used by norton to identify any trojan
or 
suspected trojan that does not have specific information on their dat 
database, but contains trojan-like signatures.
Have you tried booting into safe mode and removing the trojan? Also, try

clicking your start button, then run and type msconfig. Take the trojan
out 
of the "bootup/Startup (one of the two)" tab.
The reason you delete it in safemode is because windows only starts 
essential services while in safe mode - it will not start your trojan
horse 
unless it is REALLY smart, which im sure it isn't...

Give that a go, and good luck,


Hamish Stanaway

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> A friend of mine recently went from Windows ME to Win2K, but now he has

> a trojan on his computer.  He is running Norton Anti-virus, and it will

> not clean it off, it will only quarentine it.  The affliction is: 
> Backdoor.Trojan, and it has placed a hidden folder on his hard drive
> called:
> Payload.Dat.  He cannot get ride of it.  We have tried doing a search 
> on
> the
> internet for some kind of information pertaining to this, but we had no
> luck.  We also tried all the antiviral websites but they do not have a
tool
> for this.
>
> My question is:  Has anyone ever heard of this, and if so, how do you 
> clean it off.
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance, anyone can provide.
>
> Jeff
>
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