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Re: found suspicious desktop.ini in startup folders


From: Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 20:35:18 +1200

BillyBobKnob wrote:

Does anyone know if this file is used in an exploit since it was found in
startup folders ?

Does it "come back" following a restart, or a logout/login cycle, after 
you delete it??

The contents of the file are:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787

This KnowledgeBase article mentions precisely these file contents:

   http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330132

but gives no indication of what may cause its appearance on your 
system.  The suggested "fix" is simply deletion...


Regards,

Nick FitzGerald

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