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RE: Grokster and possible trojan


From: "Dom De Vitto" <Dom () DeVitto com>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:07:12 -0000

I'm pretty sure LimeWire is clean, at least the version I'm using
(version 1.6b).  Obviously, I didn't install any of the freebee
sponsor/spyware stuff.

I'm pretty paranoid and though, I'm firewalled and still run ZoneAlarm,
SurfinShield etc.... and also "clicktilluwin" doesn't exist as a raw
(ascii) string anywhere on my system...

Of course, later versions of LimeWire (and BearShare) may/will have
different sponsors, and different "Ts & Cs".

Dom
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-----Original Message-----
From: scott () falcon graphictype com [mailto:scott () falcon graphictype com]
Sent: 28 December 2001 01:30
To: Ken @Work
Cc: Michael; vuln-dev () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Grokster and possible trojan


I'm not even positive that it's only one trojan that i
found on my system, perhaps it's two separate viruses,
and i am thinking it's a single one.

In reference to "dldr.exe", i'm not positive where
this came from, but i'm 90% certain that "explorer.exe"
was installed by Grokster (as the Click Till U Win game).
The reason i think that they're both part of the same
trojan is becuase i find "clicktilluwin" in a hexdump
of *both* files - which is too much of a coicidence
for me.

Even if you un-install it, i'm pretty sure it'll hang
around... after i deleted "dldr.exe" and rebooted my
machine, i found it right back in "C:\winnt\"...
as for "explorer.exe" in "C:\winnt\explorer\"
it still hasn't resurfaced after one reboot,
but perhaps it'll come back tomorrow, when i log
into the machine at work again...

On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Ken @Work wrote:

Is this in relation to LIMEWIRE?  I have the Dlder.exe file but
no reg entry
under that location or a hidden folder in Winnt called 'explorer' with a
file 'explorer.exe' in it??   If so, I'm uninstalling this shit asap!

Let me know.

thanks,

A concerned net citizen!





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