anlukx7n.sys

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I downloaded a windows xp pro sp2 and sp1a ISO to try to install on my
computer. The sp2 cd told me when I was copying the files to start the
installation that the file anlukx7n.sys could not be copied. Is this file
essential or can it be skipped? I also tried to slipstream sp2 into the sp1a
cd and the error still occurs.
 
wait...no, I downloaded an xp pro SP2 ISO from my school and also a xp pro
SP1 ISO that I slipstreamed into the files, and both are bad? Are you sure
it's not just the ISOs of the install files?
 
What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? Nil responses to
a search for anlukx7n.sys suggests malware!


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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All I have to block it is my school provided symantec antivirus and windows
firewall. I can't see why it would be malware though because there should be
documented cases elsewhere.
 
Symantec anti virus IS malware.
kamikazimatt said:
All I have to block it is my school provided symantec antivirus and
windows
firewall. I can't see why it would be malware though because there should
be
documented cases elsewhere.
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Neither of which do anything .


All I have to block it is my school provided symantec antivirus and windows
firewall. I can't see why it would be malware though because there should be
documented cases elsewhere.
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Matt

If you access the internet you are to open to attacks from spyware /
malware which are not the same as a virus attack. With Symantec they do
provide an anti-virus programme but they also provide more composite
packages e.g. Norton Internet Security, which will provide a measure of
protection against malware. You need to check exactly what is installed.
If you select Help, About within Norton that will often give details of
what is installed. However, no single anti-spyware programme is able to
fully protect because of the cunning ,skill and tenacity of those
putting out malware. As soon as programmes are upgraded to detect the
latest malware a new variant is created, which defeats the latest
preventative measures.

Malware is often created to appear as a driver and given a randomly
created name. If a Google search provides no returns then this
immediately suggests a bogus driver i.e. malware and that is the message
anlukx7n.sys gives to me. In many cases files, which are part of a
malware infestation, are documented but to avoid their easy detection
those propating malware use randomly created names to make their
detection less easy. What may have happened in your case is that the
infestation has been detected but only partly resolved. An entry has
been left in your computer start up process , which has been orphaned.
The entry, which is often in the Windows Registry is triggered by the
start up process but cannot connect to the file it wants to because it
has been removed so you are seeing an error.

You can examine the start up entries using Autoruns to see if you can
find a reference to anlukx7n.sys. It may be that by simply disabling or
deleting the entry using Autoruns you may see an end to your problem.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx

With Autoruns you can uncheck an item, which disables it from starting,
or you can can right click an item and then delete it. If you uncheck
you can recheck to re-enable the item. It is a much safer approach than
editing the Registry. Another useful feature of the programme is that
you can right click an item and select Search Online to get information
about the item selected.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Do you really mean what you have said?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Almost everyone using Symantec has problems. Follow these newsgroups closely
and keep tract.
 
Thanks. I appreciate the simplicity of your statement, but I am a computer
science major and I'm not too bad with my way around a computer. I realize
that as long as I'm connected to the internet I could be downloading
spyware/malware. It is my choice to be so underly protected. The reason I'm
not better protected is it costs money, I'm a college student, and I don't
have any of that, the other reason is because the viruses I have gotten, I
have figured out how to handle them myself. I usually use the new version of
spybot with teatimer so I know when a startup task is trying to be changed.
That is how I stopped a much larger spyware/malware problem that I got.
Also, I don't think this would be a problem with my computer, because I am
upgrading windows inside of windows, it is simply copying the files from the
cd to a temp location to upgrade. It is saying that the file is missing off
of the ISO image, not my computer, unless the windows cd collects the .sys
files from within my computer...but that would be stupid...but then again I
AM working with a microsoft product. Sorry Microsoft, please don't hurt me!
 
Oh, and the reason I use symantec is because it was free, and I don't know
what problems you're talking about, I like it and it works fine for me. I
hate norton though, pain in the but to uninstall.
 
How do you equate a problematic programme to malawre? It is like saying
chalk is the same as cheese!


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Matt

For most of us Symantec is not free. I am not sure why you feel the need
to defend the reputation of Symantec when I have not voiced to you any
criticism. Others in this thread have made disparaging remarks but I
cannot be held responsible for what others say. You also do not seem to
be aware that you can fully protect a home computer using a freeware
anti-virus, freeware anti-spyware and the Windows Firewall without
needing any Symantec software. There are two problems with Symantec
software. It has too large a footprint i.e. it is resource hog and as
you acknowledge it can be difficult to uninstall. I happen to think
there are better alternatives.

I really do not understand what this statement is about "It is saying
that the file is missing off of the ISO image, not my computer, unless
the windows cd collects the .sys files from within my computer...but
that would be stupid...but then again I AM working with a microsoft
product. Sorry Microsoft, please don't hurt me!". It makes no sense!

SFAIK anlukx7n.sys is an unknown or unrecorded file and even you do not
copy of the file. The error is thrown up by a partly cleaned up malware
infestation or you have a damaged malware infestation. When was your ISO
image created? Was it before or after you "stopped a much larger
spyware/malware problem that I got."? What utility was used to create
the ISO image? What "microsoft product" are you working with? Why do you
need to use the ISO image? It sounds as though it has little value? Look
again at what you are trying to achieve and see if you can do it a
different way.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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well peeps, it's all resolved, turns out I just had to uninstall alcohol
52%/powerISO/magicISO, they all had virtual drives on them and I think
alcohol had an invisible driver that was used when the virtual drives were
used because according to that program you showed me, in the registry it was
a scsi miniport and it matched the scsi/raid driver in my device manager. It
also hit me when I looked at this webpage:
http://www.greatis.com/security/A#######.sys is a rootkit.htm
I now use a microsoft made virtual drive that is strictly software, no
invisible drivers. I'll post the name when I get back to my computer. Thanks
for the help!
 
Any problematic software IS malware.
Gerry said:
How do you equate a problematic programme to malawre? It is like saying
chalk is the same as cheese!


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Yes if you attach inapproriate meanings to the words you use.



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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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It is NOT inappropriate words for Symantec.
Gerry said:
Yes if you attach inapproriate meanings to the words you use.



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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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