Stubborn little bugger... Donk.Q

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From: Tony Meyer (tony_at_spamthisyouprickcomputec-cns.co.nz)
Date: 05/22/04 

Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 17:35:15 +1200

Hey people... Had a machine in with the Sasser worm on it. Symantec's
removal tool didn't pick it up, but Grisoft's removal tool did... 11 files
with Sasser E. Machine was still playing up, and acting like it was
infected, wouldn't run AVG, and wouldn't let me onto Symantec's website, or
Mcafee's but any other web page was fine. I Installed Norton AV 2004, which
installed ok, but when I went to update it, it wouldn't update, the download
kept failing. I took the machine to my workbench, downloaded the definitions
onto disk, and installed them on the affected machine. So far, so good. Ran
a scan in safe mode with Norton, and piced up two instances of W32.Donk.Q.
Gotcha! But not yet. Rebooted into normal mode, went to update Mr. Norton,
and it still won't connect, and still cant get onto Symantec's web site.
Every other website is ok, and I can access symantec from my machine. Its
making me tired thinking about it... Its almost like its not clean yet.
Currently running another safe mode scan, but anyone got any other ideas,
cos I'm about out of them now... thank you so much.... 

-- 
Tony Meyer
CompUTec   Computer & Network Services
Pukekohe New Zealand

Relevant Pages

  • Re: safe mode
    ... What You should Know about the Sasser Worm and its Variants ... McAfee AVert Stinger Virus Removal Tool ... how do I get xp into the safe mode? ...
    (microsoft.public.security.virus)
  • Re: "There was an error saving one or more of the attachments."
    ... security or AV program that still has a hold on your system. ... If you ever had Norton ... Below is their removal tool and feel free to use them, ... and being denied access to disk space by a security program. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail)
  • Re: Internet disconnect. Analogue line.
    ... I ran the removal tool to tidy up anything lurking there and rebooted. ... Norton I have already unsubscribed and physically removed/ ... After making certain you have a copy of your Product Key, uninstall ... will disconnect and my phone will ring and the line will attempt to ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: HELP WITH WINDOWS
    ... posting in all caps makes the ... What You should Know about the Sasser Worm and its Variants ... McAfee AVert Stinger Virus Removal Tool ... > SHORTLY AFTER DOING THIS A MESSAGE SAYING "THIS SYSTEM ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: PATCHES?
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    (microsoft.public.security.virus)