Re: Windows Security Update cd- ready for a challenge?
From: John McNamara (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/02/04
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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 11:36:28 -0700
Okay great! I have used ADAware and CoolWebShredder
before the udpate. The MS update from the CD should take
care of the JAVA VM exploitation. I'll try Hijackthis to
take care of the bad dll.
>-----Original Message-----
>MSFI.DLL is not a Windows file, though MSI.DLL is. Check
your system for
>"hijackware":
>
>Help with Hijackware
>http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
>http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm
>
>CoolWebSearch Chronicles
>http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
>
>Run these tools in the following order with nothing else
running in
>background:
>
>1. CWShredder (fix all found)
>
>2. Ad-Aware (fix all found)
>
>3. Spybot (RTFM but generally fix everything in red)
>
>Important: You *must* seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot,
etc., before each
>and every use, even "right out of the box". But even
they can't catch
>everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis
>(http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/HijackThis.exe)
is the preferred
>tool to use. It will help you to both identify and
remove any
>hijackware/spyware. **Post your files to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or
>http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert
analysis, not here.**
>
>[Alternate download pages for many of the above tools may
be found at
>http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]
>
>Also:
>
>1. Download and run Stinger
(http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/); then...
>
>2. Update your virus definitions, enable Show Hidden
Files
>
(http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2
002092715262339)
>and then run a full system scan in Safe Mode
>
(http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2
001052409420406)
>with nothing else running in background. Note the files
identified and
>removed then find the corresponding page for the file at
your AV maker's
>online support pages (e.g.,
>http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/ad
ware.winfavorites.html)
>and follow all Removal steps.
>
>WinXP Only (WinME similar): If this scan finds anything,
create a new
>Restore Point then Disk Cleanup > More options > Delete
all but the most
>recent Restore Point.
>
>3. Check in at Windows Update.
>
>So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
>http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957
>
>--
>HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
>
>~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>
>AumHa Forums
>http://forum.aumha.org
>
>What You Should Know About Spyware
>http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx
>
>John McNamara wrote:
>> Has anyone encountered a problem after installing the
>> Windows Security Update CD? I loaded the CD on a win98
>> machine and get an invalid page fault caused by a
MSFI.dll
>> file in explorer. Any suggestions on what this may be
>> caused by or how to fix the problem? This dll seems to
be
>> a "newbie" out of Redmond WA.
>
>.
>
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