Re: cmd.exe found running in processes?
From: Mike (wmrobins_at_verizon.net)
Date: 03/24/04
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Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 03:22:03 GMT
kodman wrote:
> tarquinlinbin wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I use windows xp pro,
>> i recently found that cmd.exe was running in my task manager/processes
>> and taking up nearly 100% of cpu useage despite the fact that nothing
>> was apparently running aprt from the usual bits in system tray etc. I
>> realise cmd.exe is a legit process but why should it be running with
>> no dos window open or anything?
>>
>> ta
>>
>> joe
>
> Use fport from foundstone to see if a port is associated with it. If so
> someone could have written a startup script so that they could run
> cmd.exe remotely. I did this to a co-worker for some time with netcat
> by putting a listner on his machine. I was shutting his pc down at random.
>
What a nice guy!
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