Re: [Full-Disclosure] Virus Problem

From: Aaron Gray (angray_at_beeb.net)
Date: 08/03/04

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Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 15:16:32 +0100

    > We are having Windows 2000 network in the lab , We are stuck due to a
    > virus. The symptoms of it are :
    > 1) Error message coming after login - "No Paging file found or paging file
    > too small" paging file limit is set to well above the limits still it
    > actually allocates 20 MB for it.It doesnot changes even after setting new
    > 'Initial File size' & 'Maximum File Size'.
    >
    > 2) It disables the norton antivius.
    >
    > We tried stinger for it & that found W32/Nachi.worm in svchost.exe and
    > deleted the svchost.exe. Still paging error is same.
    >
    > On searching google we found one more person havin similiar problem naming
    > it as 'badass virus' but do not found antivirus for it.
    >
    > Please suggest that what could be done for it.

    If no one else can suggest a solution then probably the quickest and
    cleanest solution is to backup your data and reinstall Windows.

    You could try these online scanners first :-

            http://security.symantec.com/
            http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/

    Aaron

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