On 5/26/06 1:02 PM, "Michael Henry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Binary file virus, two files working together to stay loaded.  The
> thought being you are never fast enough to delete both.
> 
> Best method of removal, remove drive and slave mount it to a system with
> a current AV, custom scan the drive, and it will usually kill both files
> while their dormant.  If it's a really new virus, scan for .exe,.dll
> that have a new date since the infection time.

Alternatively, you could create a BartPE boot CD with McAfee AV, Spybot, and
Ad-aware to do the scanning.  The important bit, as Michael points out, is
to do your scanning and removal outside the machine's Windows install.

I would also check all possible startup locations for suspicious files.
This guide is rather helpful in that regard:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial44.html

Steven
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Steven Dickenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Computer Network Manager
The Key School, Annapolis Maryland


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