virus/worms

[john ledweith]

i performed a mc afee free scan and it detected 5 virus`s
back door-axj.htm,w32/sasser.worm!
ftp,w32/sdbot.worm,w32/sdbotworm.qen.i,w32/sdbot.worm.qen!
when i ran my norton anti-virus scan it did not detect
any of these i have downloaded all the updates and cannot
understand why they are not being detected and fixed do i
need special removal tools to get rid of the problems

 

[Dave]

at least one of those has probably turned off your virus scanner. try
rebooting in safe mode and scanning manually, maybe it will work then.
otherwise trust mcafee and follow their removal instructions.

 

[Trafton]

Hi John,

Dave is right. Here is some additional information on how to boot into safe
mode that you may find useful:

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...2001052409420406?OpenDocument&src=sec_doc_nam

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,
Benjamin "Trafton" Johnstone-Anderson
Microsoft MVP, Windows Security
Security Manifest: www.msmvps.com/trafton/

 

[David H. Lipman]

The first thing is there are News Groups specifically created for this type of discussion...

microsoft.public.scripting.virus.discussion
microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus

The second is that based upon the listed infectors, you are NOT insituting a FireWall. You
MUST have an up-to-date anti virus package and institute a FireWall.


1) Download the following two items...

Trend Sysclean Package
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp

Latest Trend signature files.
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp

2) If you are using WinME or WinXP, disable System Restore
http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm
3) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode
4) Using the Trend Sysclean utility, perform a Full Scan of your platform and
clean/delete any infectors found
5) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform
6) If you are using WinME or WinXP,Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any
System Restore preferences, (e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~ 600MB),
7) Reboot your PC.
8) If you are using WinME or WinXP, create a new Restore point
9) Please report back your results

Dave





| i performed a mc afee free scan and it detected 5 virus`s
| back door-axj.htm,w32/sasser.worm!
| ftp,w32/sdbot.worm,w32/sdbotworm.qen.i,w32/sdbot.worm.qen!
| when i ran my norton anti-virus scan it did not detect
| any of these i have downloaded all the updates and cannot
| understand why they are not being detected and fixed do i
| need special removal tools to get rid of the problems