Re: Packet Sniffing and Virus help

From: Lawrence Baldwin (baldwinL@mynetwatchman.com)
Date: 01/25/02


From: "Lawrence Baldwin" <baldwinL@mynetwatchman.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 22:22:15 -0500

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"bryon lejeune" <BLEJEUNE@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:lY_38.46362$yy3.9087755@typhoon.neo.rr.com...
> Recently when I start my computer a program called dw.exe, and
explorer.exe
> try to connect to the internet, but because I have zone alarm, they are
> blocked each time. I have Norton Anti-Virus and it doesn't show any
viruses
> present on my computer. When zone alarm pops up with an alert it say
"Do
> you want to allow mIRC to act as a server?" and the filename listed below
> is explorer.exe, when I click no it will pop up asking for access to the
> internet for mIRC, with the same filename. In the folder where
explorer.exe
> is there are some mIRC scripts i believe, and a file called dead.ini.
> plorer.exe is in the folder "C:\windows\system32\fonts\" Under ms-config
> under startup it has the path for explorer.exe and a "-service" behind it.
> What does that mean? It also say -service behind True Vector and Minilog
> which are ZA components that startup with the comp. I was wondering where
> I could find a good packet sniffer that will work with my cable modem,
where
> I could view what information of mine was being sent out, so I know what
> account passwords I may have to change and etc. I've tried a couple
packet
> sniffers but never have been able to seem to get them to work, at least to
> be able to actually view the data. I would also like to find out what
> dw.exe has been trying to send out every time my computer restarts. When
>
>



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