Re: desktop abduction

From: Winged (Winged_at_nofollow.com)
Date: 04/30/05

  • Next message: Michael Pelletier: "Re: desktop abduction" 
    Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 21:53:07 -0500

    Michael Pelletier wrote:
    > Jim Watt wrote:
    >
    >
    >>Got a good one today, client got a virus warning from Norton 2003
    >>and then the desktop vanished.
    >>
    >>no taskbar, no icons no nothing apart from a cursor.
    >>
    >>I can bring up the task manager with ctrl/alt/del and run some
    >>programs but not others.
    >>
    >>Logging in as administrator brings up a background image
    >>but the same situation.
    >>
    >>Emergency repair process and re-installing W2K gives same
    >>
    >>Running the uninstall of NAV 2003 reports its removed itself
    >>but makes no difference.
    >>
    >>Googling suggests a problem with the active desktop or policy
    >>but that looks OK, and have deleted and restored the entry
    >>for .exe in the registry.
    >>
    >>Unusually the client has a full backup (or so he claims) so the
    >>quick and easy solution is wiping the disk and starting again -
    >>however there is a certain intellectual challenge with this one.
    >>
    >>comments?
    >>--
    >>Jim Watt
    >>http://www.gibnet.com
    >
    >
    >
    > I used to do this as a gag to people. If you rename explore.exe to something
    > else ( I used to rename it to exploder.exe ) it will cause the screen to go
    > blank and lose all of your icons. Maybe this is what your virus is doing
    > messing with explorer.exe...
    >
    > Michael
    >
    I hadn't heard that trick, but does make sense.
    Winged

  • Next message: Michael Pelletier: "Re: desktop abduction"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: desktop abduction
      ... Jim Watt wrote: ... > Got a good one today, client got a virus warning from Norton 2003 ... Do you have any idea what virus warning? ... Can you get to the registry? ...
      (alt.computer.security)
    • Re: Thousands of returned email
      ... Jim Watt wrote: ... use IE as default browser (personal recommendation is firefox browser, ... and Thunderbird e-mail client http://www.mozilla.org IE and Outlook ... that can compromise your system irrespective of antivirus tools on ...
      (alt.computer.security)
    • Re: Email i have not sent
      ... On Sun, 27 Apr 2003, Jim Watt wrote: ... >> are sent an email it will go to outlook express or Pegasus but not to both. ... email is newer than a configurable time. ... Using this capability can provide a means to try out a new client. ...
      (alt.computer.security)
    • Re: desktop abduction
      ... If you were running Linux you wouldn't be having this problem. ... > Got a good one today, client got a virus warning from Norton 2003 ...
      (alt.computer.security)
    • Re: Microsoft AntiTrust case in Sout Korea begins...
      ... >> Michael Pelletier was abducted by aliens. ... >> Jim Watt ... > Still waiting (Will Jim, be a man and answer the question? ... About that modem link - it's not a slow as you think it is. ...
      (alt.computer.security)