Re: help with removing hostkill trojan

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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:54:58 -0400

Hi Dave,

  I am trying to get into Internet Options but I got this message: "Your
Current Security Settings Prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page. As
a result, the page may not display correctly." and I only see blank screen.
Can I fix this in windows registry? Thanks again.

Tieu.

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
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> From: "Tieu" <Tieu@discussions.microsoft.com>
>
> | Hi,
> |
> | Norton shows that my system is infected with Bat.HostKill Trojan. When
I
> | plug my Network cable in, it seems like it receving something from the
> | Internet and a bunch of I.E. windows poped up asking me to install
Service
> | Pack 3, Service Pack 4...
> |
> | I updated lastest Virus Definition and scanned the whole system in Safe
Mode
> | but Norton didn't find anything. Then when I switched back to Normal
Mode,
> | and Norton detected HostKill again. I followed instruction on the Norton
Site
> | for HostKill but it didn't help. What are other names of this Trojan
detected
> | as in other AV software? Thanks in advance.
> |
> | OS: Win2k.
>
> Dump the contents of the IE Temporary Internet Folder cache (TIF)
> Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Internet Options --> Delete Files
>
> Dump the contents of the Mozilla FireFox Cache { if you use FireFox }
> Tools --> Options --> Privacy --> Cache --> Clear
>
> Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
> http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe
>
> It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script
Interpreter {
> http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } two batch files, four Kixtart
scripts, one Link
> (.LNK) file, this PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and
WGET.EXE. It will
> simplify the process of using up to 3 different Anti Virus Command Line
Scanners to remove
> viruses and various other malware.
>
> C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
> This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in
Normal Mode. This
> way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor's web site.
> On Win9x/ME the choices are; Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the
PC
> On NT4, Win2k, WinXP and Win2003 Server the choices are; Sophos, Trend,
McAfee, Exit the
> menu and Reboot the PC.
>
> You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files
or you can
> download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have
downloaded the files
> needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into
Safe Mode [F8 key
> during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want
to run in Safe
> Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal
Mode.
>
> When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more
comprehensive PDF help
> file.
>
> To use this utility, perform the following...
> Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
> Choose; Unzip
> Choose; Close
>
> Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
> { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }
>
> NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE
and/or FTP.EXE to go
> through your FireWall to allow them to download the needed AV vendor
related files.
>
> * * * Please report back your results * * *
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>

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