Re: application tries to access SMTP port? trojan horse maybe
From: nuckingfutsguy (nuckingfutsguy@hotmail.com)
Date: 10/05/02
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From: "nuckingfutsguy" <nuckingfutsguy@hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 20:16:45 -0500
Its probably spyware or a trojan like you said. Have you done a virus scan?
You could go into the registry and delete all instances of the file. That
may do it.
"Fee Funk" <phunky_fee@excite.com> wrote in message
news:1284601c26c0a$188cd230$3aef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
> I got an e-mail and inadvertently clicked on the
> attachment thinking it was a .doc format file but it was
> something like filename.doc.scr (screensaver?) nothing
> happened and I knew something wrong was brewing...
>
>
> Now, everytime I log in, it takes 4 times longer to log
> in. And when I connect to the internet using a dial-up
> connection, my personal firewall warns me of this program
> MYJF.EXE that is trying to broadcast and access an SMTP
> server. It gives out a different server everytime
> (mac.com, excite.com, yahoo.com, etc etc)
> I believe this thing installed a script that puts a
> mailer on my system.
>
> I found that MYJF.EXE file and deleted it, but everytime
> I log-in it recreates it after it gives me a warning that
> it can't find it.... I'm seriously annoyed, does
> anyone have any suggestions on how I can track down all
> these components? an .INI file perhaps?
> Using XP Home edition on a PIII laptop. Latest service
> packs installed. (don't even know which one, there are
> soooo many security fixes it's a joke)
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
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