Hamish While I am a huge fan of the msconfig utility in windows machines, it doesn't work in win2k. Doesn't even exist. My advice would be to go the safe mode route, as you suggested. Another possible avenue (for advanced users only though), would be to go to administrative tools, computer management, and remove the offending service there.
Bob -----Original Message----- From: KoRe MeLtDoWn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Question for all Hi there Jeffery, Backdoor.Trojan is a generec term used by norton to identify any trojan or suspected trojan that does not have specific information on their dat database, but contains trojan-like signatures. Have you tried booting into safe mode and removing the trojan? Also, try clicking your start button, then run and type msconfig. Take the trojan out of the "bootup/Startup (one of the two)" tab. The reason you delete it in safemode is because windows only starts essential services while in safe mode - it will not start your trojan horse unless it is REALLY smart, which im sure it isn't... Give that a go, and good luck, Hamish Stanaway Absolute Web Hosting / -= KoRe WoRkS =- Internet Security Owner/Operator Auckland New Zealand http://www.webhosting.net.nz http://www.buywebhosting.co.nz http://www.koreworks.com >From: Flory D Jeffrey Contractor 59MDSS/MSISI ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >CC: Flory D Jeffrey Contractor 59MDSS/MSISI ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Question for all >Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:22:51 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from outgoing2.securityfocus.com ([205.206.231.26]) by >mc6-f29.law1.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Fri, 1 Aug >2003 12:10:42 -0700 >Received: from lists.securityfocus.com (lists.securityfocus.com >[205.206.231.19])by outgoing2.securityfocus.com (Postfix) with QMQPid >831E58F610; Fri, 1 Aug 2003 10:14:53 -0600 (MDT) >Received: (qmail 32077 invoked from network); 1 Aug 2003 14:43:40 -0000 >X-Message-Info: JGTYoYF78jEHjJx36Oi8+YDSEg8qKPPD >Mailing-List: contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]; run by ezmlm >Precedence: bulk >List-Id: <security-basics.list-id.securityfocus.com> >List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >List-Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Delivered-To: moderator for [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) >Return-Path: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Aug 2003 19:10:42.0163 (UTC) >FILETIME=[9A144430:01C35860] > >A friend of mine recently went from Windows ME to Win2K, but now he has >a trojan on his computer. He is running Norton Anti-virus, and it will >not clean it off, it will only quarentine it. The affliction is: >Backdoor.Trojan, and it has placed a hidden folder on his hard drive >called: >Payload.Dat. He cannot get ride of it. We have tried doing a search >on >the >internet for some kind of information pertaining to this, but we had no >luck. We also tried all the antiviral websites but they do not have a tool >for this. > >My question is: Has anyone ever heard of this, and if so, how do you >clean it off. > >Thanks in advance for any assistance, anyone can provide. > >Jeff > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >---- >----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
