Re: System atttack
From: Mike Burgess (winhelp2002_at_spamthis.com)
Date: 02/10/04
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Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 16:43:16 -0500
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-- "Rich Moran" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:d91f01c3ef51$db85bbf0$a601280a@phx.gbl... > Anybody have any clues about one that affects the > MINDEX.dll file? I am running Windows XP and am having > problems not found anywhere else. I was surfing the web, > and hit one site that rolled me over into about 6 or 7 > sites, got the anti-virus warning, and used the anti-virus > program to halt the advance into my system. I immediately > started closing the windows from the lower task bar once > the Norton anti-virus warning window came up. > > Since I am running 2 ISP providers, one AOL the other > RoadRunner, I am having some operational issues. I > installed a spyware program, eliminated any imbedded > spyware which there were several files, did the virus > check, but found nothing there. > > When I start the computer, after all the windows checks, > and the system is up, AOL kicks on automatically, and asks > me to log my password into a file to save for future > reference. I think that this prompt is some kind of a > program that would take control of the AOL account once > the password would be stored into the system memory. The > AOL account never tried to start automatically in the > past, so there is something imbedded in the command prompt > making AOL start automatically. > > If on Micro-soft internet explorer, going to the AOL > account (Reason for 2 accounts is too many business cards > with my e-mail address out there in the world) and trying > to get into the e-mail, the Explorer advises that it has > to shut down due to a problem, and it refers back to a dll > file. > > At the control panel, I've shut off the system restore, > delete all cookies and files. Then finding MINDSET.dll > file that was created on the date the problem, I delete > this to the recycle bin, and then delete. Reboot, go back > to control panel, and turn on system restore, and > everything re-occurs again. > > I've tried this with the system restore off, delete > reboot, system restore turned back on. No luck, tried it > with system restore off, delete and then reboot, and > reboot again, no luck. Whatever is imbedded in the files > is in there deep. > > So is the outcome of this to go to DOS command and FORMAT, > and upload the programs from the restore discs? > > Thanks for any help. > > Rich Moran >
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