Re: win32x.exe

From: Sandi - Microsoft MVP (sandi_hardmeier_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/27/04


Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 21:25:59 +0800

No. Symantec shut them down.

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<\~Virus Guard~./> <\~Virus Guard~./> wrote:
> hmmmm, Is there a Norton Newsgroup?
>
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> news:OqJ6t9sEEHA.1092@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Dan - You need Norton support, I think.  I have some peripheral
>> acquaintance with some versions of their a/v, but I don't know the
>> names of the processes that they use.
>>
>> Check out the KB at their web site, or perhaps someone here can
>> reference a newsgroup that supports Norton well?
>>
>> "<\~Virus Guard~./>" <dddddddddaaaaaaaannnn@aaaaa.com> wrote in
>> message news:ucgbO2mEEHA.3676@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> Ok, did that, but my computer froze. I took off the non-responding
>>> program,
>>> which also closed live update. The Recieve size was 126KB the first
>>> time, but when I did it again, it told me that 1432KB was avalible.
>>> And I rebooted, and then a strange message comes up "Could not
>>> initalize Virus Scanning Engine Files".
>>>
>>> I re-installed norton, and now it is lagging before it appears and
>>> Win32Service is now running in the background. Win32Service.exe is
>>> the filename.
>>>
>>> Bye, Dan
>>> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
>>> news:%23CnIbaEEEHA.3372@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> One thing that may be happening at about that time would be that
>>>> automatic
>>>> LiveUpdate might be attempting to get updates.
>>>>
>>>> You might go to Control Panel and look for a LiveUpdate icon, and
>>>> update there.
>>>>
>>>> Alternatively, do start, run, luall <enter> and see whether any
>>>> updates are available.
>>>> This can be a bit confusing because LiveUpdate is a separate
>>>> product with its own updates separate from the antivirus
>>>> definition updates.
>>>>
>>>> "Dan" <gamemasterk67@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:uWUhE%23DEEHA.3672@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I dunno what is wrong with Norton.
>>>>>
>>>>> But you are right. I am really lucky.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, I did update Norton, but 1 problem remains. Right after my
>>>>> Computer boots up and Norton shows up in the system tray my
>>>>> computer lags for 10-20 seconds total.
>>>>>
>>>>> As I type, everything is fine and fast.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bye, Dan
>>>>>
>>>>> HELP ME!
>>>>> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in
>>>>> message news:e%23dD1V7DEHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Dan - you were lucky.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Stinger only cleans around 50 high-profile viruses.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What was the problem with your Norton install that missed this
>>>>>> one?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (I'm not saying it was wrong to use Stinger--just that Stinger
>>>>>> isn't a full-fledged antivirus application--it is a tool for
>>>>>> cleaning specific viruses.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Norton should have caught that one, too--with current
>>>>>> definitions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Dan" <gamemasterk67@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:u1ymU%230DEHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Ok,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No..
>>>>>>> It was infected(classifyed by stinger) by W32/Sdbot.Worm
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It was sucessly deleted.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bye, Dan
>>>>>>> "Sandi - Microsoft MVP" <sandi_hardmeier@mvps.org> wrote in
>>>>>>> message news:O1MkGwyDEHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> It is possibly a version of PWsteal.trojan, according to
>>>>>>>> foreign language newsgroups.  Scan your system with an
>>>>>>>> up-to-date antivirus programme.
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Dan" <gamemasterk67@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:OSdRSesDEHA.2576@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> What is win32x.exe?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It appeared in:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> C:\
>>>>>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I want to know.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Norton has not classifyed this as a virus nor adaware has
>>> classifyed
>>>>> it
>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>> spyware.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ever since my cpu boots up it hangs right after it loads
>>>>>>>>> Norton Auto Protect
>>>>>>>>> into the system tray..
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Help me please...............
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Bye, Dan 


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