taylor500 said:
I've tried every anti-spy there is to no avil.......Anyone run into to
this ?
taylor500
It is a member of the trojan Downloader family, it is around since last july
this year 06, try to hijack your computer by filling up your computer by
spyware and Trojan Downloader, it install an application with the name
smss.exe in this path:
C:\Windows\System32\smss.exe or (C:\Windows\smss.exe)and excute itself on
start up.
Also creat this entries in the Registry:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_winmanupdater
nextinstanc
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_winmanupdater\0000 clas
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_winmanupdater\0000 classgui
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_winmanupdater\0000 configflag
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_winmanupdater\0000 devicedes
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_winmanupdater\0000 legac
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_winmanupdater\0000 servic
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_winmanupdater\0000\control *newlycreated
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\enum\root\legacy_winmanupdater\0000\control activeservice
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\winmanupdater description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\winmanupdater displayname
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\winmanupdater
errorcontrol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\winmanupdater
failureactions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\winmanupdater imagepath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\winmanupdater objectname
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\winmanupdater start
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\winmanupdater type
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\winmanupdater\enum 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\winmanupdater\enum count
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\winmanupdater\enum
nextinstance
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\services\winmanupdater\security
security
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Copy from CA Article
Do a scan with Anti-virus up2date, if you don't have follow Malke link to
get yourself into shape and get ride of the virus.
If you don't have Anti-virus you can download free version from Avast from
here:
http://www.avast.com for Home use only Version 4.7 I think now
HTH.
Regards,
nass