Re: WinMX.exe HOW?

From: Duane Arnold (darnold92@Insightbb.com)
Date: 09/26/02 

From: "Duane Arnold" <darnold92@Insightbb.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 11:39:10 GMT

I did go to some website for file sharing and started to install their
software, but that was on my desktop computer and not the laptop. And I
cancelled the install and did not register on the site. So how that
WinMX.exe got to the laptop is a mystery to me?

Duane

"Memnoch" <memnoch@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:dpe5puo9nb07ad9fpicd31q858grue74d6@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 26 Sep 2002 04:02:50 GMT, "Duane Arnold" <darnold92@Insightbb.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >I am trying to understand how this WinMX.exe with shortcut on my Win2k
> >desktop and files in directory off "program files" got to my laptop
> >computer. I stupidly double-clicked the shortcut and BlackIce stepped in
> >requesting should it allow or terminate execution, then I knew something
was
> >not right.
> >
> >I deleted the directory and shortcut and searched google about WinMX.exe.
I
> >come to find out that this could be a worm or it's legit used by mp3
stuff
> >which I don't use. I have gotten emails from friend with mp3(s), but I
don't
> >think it came from them, because I played them on both of my machines.
Only
> >the laptop had this WinMX.exe. So it had to be the worm I guess. But by
> >what means can this come at me, because all of a sudden, it was there?
>
> WinMX is a P2P file share utility. Sorry if you already know this but it
is
> probably legit, or at least as legitimate as that software can get! Unless
of
> course it is a worm. Did your scanner flag it?

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