about winlogon.exe

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i was just wondering, is it normal that winlogon.exe opens several smtp
ports. i used netstat and it connects to different IPs. or my computer has
spyware in it?
 
No.

[[WinLogon.exe is the Windows NT login manager. It handles the login and
logout procedures on your system. This process is an essential part of your
OS and should be left alone.

Note: winlogon.exe is also a process which is registered as
Trojan.W32.Netsky and the Backdoor.w32.Prorat Trojans. The Netsky worm is
distributed via the Internet through e-mail and comes in the form of an
e-mail message, in the hopes that you open it’s hostile attachment. The worm
has it’s own SMTP engine which means it gathers E-mails from your local
computer and re-distributes itself. In worst cases this worm can allow
attackers to access your computer, stealing passwords and personal data. It
is a registered security risk and should be removed immediately. ]]
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/winlogon/

Update your antivirus software and run a full system scan.

Do the same for whatever anti-spyware applications that you have.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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From: "lshirota" <[email protected]>

| i was just wondering, is it normal that winlogon.exe opens several smtp
| ports. i used netstat and it connects to different IPs. or my computer has
| spyware in it?

No it is NOT !

Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go through your
FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode.
This way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor's web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Kaspersky, Exit this menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help
file. http://www.ik-cs.com/multi-av.htm


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