Re: group policy disables firewall - virus result
From: furball (furball_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/02/05
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Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 13:16:04 -0800
-- ~furball .:: "David H. Lipman" wrote: > From: "furball" <furball@discussions.microsoft.com> > > | How do you TURN ON the Acer Notebook OEM Windows XP SP2 Home Edition FIREWALL > | when it has been TURNED OFF by a *digital criminal* who used GROUP POLICY? > | > | What happens is when I try and chance the firewall or Windows Security > | settings it says it is being controlled by Group Policy. Windows XP SP2 Home > | Edition does not have gpedit.msc. You can try Administrative Tools >> > | Computer Management >> Services and I Clicked Startup *Automatic - it was > | *Disabled, then Start. That still is ON but no Firewall. > | > | **windows messages*** > | ******************************************** > | Windows Firewall -General > | For your security, some settings are controlled by Group policy > | > | "Windows Firewall" > | 'Windows Firewall is turned off. Your network administrator is using Group > | Policy to control these settings.' > | ******************************************** > | > | Happened as a result of new unknown virus/malware that includes:::: > | In C:\ these files.. (Delete) > | sw.bat > | is.bat > | tb.exe > | xe.exe > | low.exe > | mmxateam.exe > | IELower.exe > | > | In C:\Windows.. (Delete) > | lsass.exe > | > | (Real one is in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\lsass.exe) > | > | Turn off system restore. > | > | Delete all Browser Cache files > | > | Delete all temp files > | > | Use CCleaner if possible > | > | **There may be other unknown files. > | > | It turned off my Auto-updates and Windows Firewall. WinXP SP2 Home > | > | Appears to be Reg Enteries.... (Picked up by Spybot S&D) > | > | Windows Security Center.SP2Update: Settings (Registry change, nothing > | done)HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\DoNotAllowXPSP2! > | =dword:0 > | > | Windows Security Center.AntiVirusOverride: Settings (Registry change, > | nothing done) > | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security > | Center\AntiVirusOverride!=dword:0 > | > | Windows Security Center.FirewallOverride: Settings (Registry change, nothing > | done) > | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security > | Center\FirewallOverride!=dword:0 > | > | Windows Security Center.FirewallDisableNotify: Settings (Registry change, > | nothing done) > | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security > | Center\FirewallDisableNotify!=dword:0 > | > | Windows Security Center.AntiVirusDisableNotify: Settings (Registry change, > | nothing done) > | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security > | Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify!=dword:0 > | > | Windows Security Center.UpdateDisableNotify: Settings (Registry change, > | nothing done) > | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security > | Center\UpdatesDisableNotify!=dword:0 > | > | IELower.exe is the compressed file silent installer - it appears as a > | diferent NAME in each case. sw.bat fires the other files.. > | > | What happens is when I try and chance the firewall or Windows Security > | settings it says it is being controlled by Group Policy. I go into gpedit.msc > | and I found the specific settings but Windows says it is unconfigured. > | > | **WHAT DOES IT APPEAR TO DO?*** > | > | SLOWS YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION TO A CRAWL, SAY A FEW BYTES, WHILE UPLOADING > | FROM YOUR COMPUTER. > | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > | > | ~furball .:: > > For non-viral malware... > > Please download, install and update the following software... > > Ad-aware SE v1.06 > http://www.lavasoft.de/ > http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ > > After the software is updated, I suggest scanning the system in Safe Mode. > > I also suggest downloading, installing and updating BHODemon for any Browser Helper Objects > that may be on the PC. > > BHODemon > http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm > > For viral malware... > > 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 } 4 batch files, 6 Kixtart scripts, one Link > (.LNK) file, a PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and WGET.EXE. It will > simplify the process of using; Sophos, Trend, Kaspersky and McAfee Anti Virus Command > Line Scanners to remove viruses, Trojans 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. > The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Kaspersky, Exit this 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 to go through your > FireWall to allow it 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 > > > '.. Microsoft offers free virus-related support for the U.S. and Canada. ...' I live in paradise; the City of Bayswater, Western Australia. '.. NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go through your FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files. ..' I'm actually trying to start it, it is disabled. Someone sent down the Net a Group Policy command to turn off the Firewall on my PC. And Home Edition WinXP does not have the tools to override this. I have WinXP SP2 and all update patches, plus up-to-date the following::: CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) RegClean 4.1a Registry Mechanic WinsockxpFix-restart xp firewall CWShredder Ad-Aware SE SpywareBlaster WinPatrol Spybot - Search & Destroy Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta AVG Anti-Virus FREE Edition ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A lot of people have this same problem in different forums, and the advice usually is complex. But the question is very simple::: How do you turn on the Windows XP SP2 Firewall that has been disabled by an unknown virus/malware that used a Group Policy setting? _________________________________________________________________________ **And the answer is:- YOU CAN NOT.. (Not even Bill Gates can do it.) I just downloaded............ Security Task Manager Review Security Task Manager provides detailed information about programs and processes running on the computer. For each process it shows: file name, directory path, description, start time, icon, and a unique security risk rating based on analysis of hidden functions (keylogging, browser surveillance, autostart entry, ...). The process viewer recognizes virtual driver software, services, BHOs and stealth processes hidden from the Windows Task Manager. System Requirements: Pentium processor, 2 MB free disk space - Microsoft operating system: Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003. See if I can pick up any hidden stuff.. [Start Something - Microsoft] I am, I'm trying to start the Windows firewall :)
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