Re: Backdoor.hackdefender Virus

From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 05/06/04 

Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 06:11:39 -0700

darollins@att.net wrote:

> I have a Backdoor.hackdefender on my Windows XP laptop.
> Norton keeps deleting a hxdefdrv.sys file but it returns
> on reboot.
>
> How can I get rid of this for good?
>
Here is Symantec's writeup on the trojan:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data
backdoor.hackdefender.html

Note that the url wraps in my newsreader; you'll need to enter it into
your browser's addressbar on one line. Follow instructions carefully.
For instance, did you disable System Restore? Did you remove the
registry entry in Safe Mode?

Malke 

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