Re: any-find & win min ?

From: david (david_at_AAAA.net)
Date: 10/18/04

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    Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 07:44:18 -0700

    David,

    Thanks for your answer; however, I am still looking for any-find removal and
    win min fix info.

    David

    "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
    news:%23eoj73LtEHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
    > David:
    >
    > You are on the right track. Just keep at it.
    >
    > If Sysclean took a very long time, there must be *many* files on this PC.
    > Dump the IE cache. Then set it to no more than 10MB. Dump the TEMP
    > directories as well.
    > %windir%\temp
    > C:\Documents and Settings\-USER_PROFILE-\Local Settings\Temp
    >
    > Are you sure McAfee/AVERT Stinger detected "Backdoor-BDD" ?
    > Stinger's documentation indicates it targets: "BackDoor-AQJ",
    > "BackDoor-CFB", "BackDoor-CHR"
    > and "BackDoor-JZ"
    > BackDoor-AQJ --
    > Trojan -- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_101702.htm -- Companion worm,
    > Lovgate
    > BackDoor-CHR --
    > Trojan -- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_127617.htm -- Companion worm,
    > Mydoom
    > BackDoor-JZ --
    > Trojan -- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_98963.htm -- Companion worm,
    > deborm
    >
    > To find out if a program (Trojan ?) is opening ports. Obtain the free
    > utility,
    > TCPVIEW.EXE - http://www.sysinternals.com/
    > It will show the name and parth of a program and what port it opens
    > (listening on).
    >
    > Dave L.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > "david" <david@AAAA.net> wrote in message
    > news:u7DUptLtEHA.3564@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
    > | A "friend" has a dell 4300 winxpsp1 and asked me to upgrade it to sp2.
    > | However, he had not used safe hex and it would not even connect to the
    > | internet. I installed and ran in safe mode CWShredder, Trend Micro
    > | Sysclean, and About:Buster. He also had SpyBot, and AdAware which I
    > ran.
    > | The last two did not have the latest update because he could not
    > connect. I
    > | then ran all of them in the normal mode. Then I ran WinsockFix and was
    > able
    > | to connect!
    > |
    > | I was worried because About:Buster kept finding random registry entries
    > and
    > | Sysclean found Troj_Agent.el but could not clean it. I then ran the
    > latest
    > | Stinger and it found Backdoor-BDD. Based on a later google search,
    > these
    > | maybe the same. I did not have time to run a third sysclean scan to
    > verify
    > | it. I updated Spybot, AdAware, SpyWareBlaster and deleted hosts.bho and
    > | installed the latest MVP HOSTS.
    > |
    > | When I rebooted, the END PROGRAM WIN MIN box came up, did its
    > countdown,
    > | and I had to click "End Task" to reboot. When I connected to the
    > internet,
    > | the home page was "Any-Find.com." I changed it to MSN.com and could
    > operate
    > | OK but when I rebooted again, the WIN MIN box came up and the next
    > internet
    > | connection had Any-Find as the home page until I changed it again.
    > |
    > | I ran the updated Spybot and cleaned the one thing it found but I left
    > the
    > | AdAware scan for him. After 4 hours, I ran out of time. Sysclean is a
    > long
    > | scan! I did do a HiJackThis scan first thing but did not clean anything
    > | because I thought Sysclean would get everything. I guess that was
    > wrong.
    > |
    > | My friend has been told to leave the computer on and practice safe hex
    > or NO
    > | MORE HELP.
    > |
    > | At home, I search on google for instruction to clean out Any-Find.com
    > and
    > | how to fix the WIN MIN problem. I saw several different instruction and
    > | copied two but I am confused.
    > |
    > | So I am asking for help. Does anyone have a procedure to fix these two
    > | items or a link to a site that has a good method that I can use? Also,
    > any
    > | additional suggestions short of putting the computer and my friend in
    > the
    > | trash? The firewall is on but I did not check the ports. One response
    > on
    > | google said that Any-Find opens one of them. Also, I will install an AV
    > | program next time. No time today.
    > |
    > | David
    > |
    > |
    >
    >

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