Re: Sinkin Virus, XP Home Probs

From: PHLguy (PHLguy_at_nospan.org)
Date: 11/16/03 

Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 12:54:24 GMT

Thanks, I looked in the registry per the instructions and didn't find the
"Antivirus" line where the instructions said I'd find it. Also the "Start
Page" in the other registry item has my regular start page (Google) entered,
not the realphx as suggested in the instructions. I also did a file search
for the av.exe file and it wasn't found.

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:%23Ra3CP%23qDHA.1444@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> McAfee calls this new worm: "W32/Alphx.worm"
>
> http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100746.htm
>
> Read the Removal Instructions. It may help.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> "DW8" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4d4201c3abdb$81ef7f90$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> | Despite running NAV, ZAP with all current updates and
> | being fanatical about getting and installing the critical
> | updates for Windows, I somehow picked up the
> | trojan "Sinkin" virus.
> |
> | NAV picked up the virus during a scan and quarantined it.
> | It identified the path as
> | C:\Documents and Settings\username(where user = XP
> | account name\AIM\downloads. This user had limited
> | privileges on the computer which uses a DSL connection
> | and is not networked locally.
> |
> | Just to be safe, I followed Symantec's instructions to
> | stop sys restore and reboot in Safe mode and check the
> | register for a sign of the virus but there was no sign of
> | it. In an attempt to be safer still, I deleted the user's
> | XP account and all the files associated with it. I then
> | set up a new XP account for the user.
> |
> | Now, we cannot use DSL from that account. I get an error
> | message saying the domain doesn't recognize the username
> | and password. So, I deleted that account and set up
> | another, same result. In another attempt to be safe, I
> | changed the password on one of 2 accounts I have
> | designated as administrator and got the same result when
> | I tried to connect to my DSL locally.
> |
> | It looks like any changes I make to any of the XP
> | accounts at this time will result in being unable to use
> | the internet connection.
> |
> | Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
> |
> | Thanks
>
>

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