Re: Application error : "spoolsvc.exe"
- From: wycke7 <wycke7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:33:02 -0700
Thanks Wes (& Ben),
at least I now know what I am up against.
After your helpful advice I did some searching on "spoolsvc.exe" and learned
that it was relatively old virus. One site mentioned that it was often
associated with Winamp so I suppose that was the source of infection (other
readers take note). What I don't understand is why McAfee did not pick it up
when I did the download as I have the virus scanner running all the time.
McAfee even updated its database yesterday and I ran it immediately but it
still did not identify it. I also ran adaware again.
I'll go through your suggestions tonight, when I am back home.
Please note, your replies are very much appreciated, Thank you.
rgds,
Chris
"Wesley Vogel" wrote:
spoolsvc.exe is a process which is registered as W32.SXTB.A Trojan. This.
Trojan allows attackers to access your computer from remote locations,
stealing passwords, Internet banking and personal data. This process is a
security risk and should be removed from your system.
If a process named spoolsvc.exe is running on your computer, you may have
been infected with a strain of the Sdbot.Uk worm.
Troj/SXTB-A
Spoolsvc.exe is a worm W32.Linkbot.M.
Troj/Dropper-AT
No matter what name it goes by, you don't want spoolsvc.exe.
I have no idea what spoolsvc.opt is, probably malware also.
UPDATE your antivirus software and run a full system scan.
UPDATE whatever anti-spyware applications that you have and run a full
system scan with each one.
You might want to start in Safe Mode to run your antivirus and anti-spyware
software.
Running a full system antivirus scan or anti-spyware scan in Safe Mode can
be a good idea. Some viruses and other malware like to conceal themselves
in areas Windows protects while using them. Safe mode will prevent those
applications access and therefore unprotect the viruses or other malware
allowing for easier removal.
How to start Windows in Safe Mode Windows XP
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=61#winxo
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:DB39519D-AF8A-41D8-8437-F95E918F1DC7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
wycke7 <wycke7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I was trying to convert FLAC (audio) files and downloaded FLAC Frontend,
which suggested I download a free version of Winamp. I did this and
converted the files successfully. At some point later (several hours) I
started to
receive an application error “spoolsvc.exeâ€. This causes the computer
to slow right to a standstill and the mouse is extremely sluggish. I ran
Spybot,
Adaware and McAfee and eventually removed both audio programs but to no
avail. I reset the bios to default settings, still no joy. While
investigating I have written down the following “mclsp.dll†and
“c:\windows\system32\dllcache\spoolsvc.opt†but now cannot remember
the context (fool). I am not sure that the audio programs are the
offending
agents but that was the last major change I made. Any advise please?
Rgds
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