Re: regedit and msconfig consoles disappear

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:44:21 -0600

Greetings --

    The type of behavior you describe is typical behavior of more than
one virus/worm, the three below being the most common:

W32.Klez
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.e@mm.html

W32.Yaha
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.yaha.c@mm.html

W32.Spybot.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html

    Because many of the newer viruses and worms, such as the
Spybot mentioned above, can disable antivirus applications whose
definitions aren't kept up-to-date, try using one or more of the free
on-line scanners to double-check your system.

Trend Micro - Free online virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

McAfee Security - FreeScan
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp

Panda ActiveScan - Free online scanner
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

Bruce Chambers 

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"Peter" <ppanec@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:210f201c45a1e$26bb8a00$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> When I start up regedit or msconfig, the console window
> opens but then disappears after about 5 to 10 seconds. The
> consoles are functional until they disappear.
>
> I discovered this problem when installing Norton Anti-
> virus. That product installs fine, but I notice that the
> console window for that application also disappears after
> a few seconds. (Note, the regedit and msconfig issue
> existed before installing Norton.)
>
> No other applications are affected. That is, the windows
> for all my other applications (e.g., IE, Word, control
> panel apps, Windows Explorer, etc.) all work fine. What is
> so special about regedit, msconfig, and Norton Anti-virus
> that their console windows won't stay open?
>
> The installation of Norton Anti-virus did a virus scan and
> found nothing. I have also searched the Symantec virus
> database, and did not find any virus that has this
> behavior. So I'm not sure this behavior is due to a virus.
>
> Can anyone help me figure out what is wrong, and how to
> fix the situation?
>
> Thanks
>
> - Peter

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