Re: win32x.exe

From: Phil Weldon (notdisclosed_at_example.com)
Date: 03/27/04 

Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 17:42:14 GMT

Now why would you think that? Try
symantec.support.winnt.nortonantivirus.general .... forty posts in the last
week. 

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"Sandi - Microsoft MVP" <sandi_hardmeier@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:O5hnv3$EEHA.3256@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> No. Symantec shut them down.
>
> -- 
> Hyperlinks are used to ensure advice remains current
> Do  NOT send me an email. I will NOT see it (thank the spammers and
viruses)
> _______________________________________
> Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
> http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer
>
>
> <\~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.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>> Hyperlinks are used to ensure advice remains current
> >>>>>>>> Do  NOT send me an email. I will NOT see it (thank the
> >>>>>>>> spammers and viruses) _______________________________________
> >>>>>>>> Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
> >>>>>>>> http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> "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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