Re: Malicious Software Tool

Thanks for the reply David

Next question - how do I uninstall it. I though that it was atool I could
use when I wanted to. I have AVG to scan when I want to. I don't wnat
something running in background that I can't control. Tut tut typical of
Microsof!


"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:%23%23B8bBTjFHA.2852@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: "Jim Bunton" <jBunton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> | Down loaded and installed it - and for good measure rebooted.
> |
> | Now - where is it?
> | Found out that I can uses switches to control how it runs etc BUT
nothing
> | about HOW it is run. [or how it is possible to determin When it is run
etc]
> |
> | --
> | Jim Bunton
> |
>
> This tool is a "run in the background" tool for detecting mostly Internet
worms. It has a
> limited target list and which you can view at;
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;890830
>
> The only result of the invisible background scan is a log file;
%WINDIR%\debug\mrt.log .
>
> Attached is the log file from my Win2K PC...
>
> If you want a more comprehensive scanning tool I have one that provides
scanners from;
> Trend, Sophos and McAfee that have a very broad spectrum malware coverage.
>
> 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 } three batch files, five Kixtart
scripts, one Link
> (.LNK) file, this PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and
WGET.EXE. It will
> simplify the process of using; Sophos, Trend and McAfee Anti Virus
Command Line Scanners to
> remove
> viruses 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, Exit the 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
and/or FTP.EXE to go
> through your FireWall to allow them 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
>
>
>


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