Viral/malware nasty

**mandc** · 02-02-09, 05:37 PM

I have just come across a rather nasty virus/malware. Eset could not find it .
It seats ms.dos files into your recycler bin and an auto.inf into each drive.
When you double click onto a drive letter, it activates the program in the recycler. I found this out the hard way by formatting c and reinstalling xp on lt onlyto have it reappear when I clicked onto another drive letter.

Removed all traces in safe mode and am reinstalling xp ...again.
Will let you know how it goes

Update: so far so good!

**Woodie** · 15-02-09, 08:51 PM

with a format on c it will be still on all other drives even USB drives u were using at time of infection.

it is a bastard of a thing

can't remember the program i used.

**mandc** · 15-02-09, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by swgw

with a format on c it will be still on all other drives even USB drives u were using at time of infection.

it is a bastard of a thing

can't remember the program i used.

Yeah I found that out the hard way LOL
Manually cleaned all recycle bins in each drive and that fixed it

**BillyGoat** · 15-02-09, 09:29 PM

Where have you been hanging out to pick that up?

**mandc** · 15-02-09, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BillyGoat

Where have you been hanging out to pick that up?

LOL That's the funny thing, I'm not sure although I had downloaded a few apps with "cracks" that day...deleted them all after of course.

**johnhoward** · 16-02-09, 11:50 PM

You havent been hanging out in the pirate bay have ya ?????

**mandc** · 17-02-09, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by johnhoward

You havent been hanging out in the pirate bay have ya ?????

Nah, One of the few places I don't go to.

**johnhoward** · 17-02-09, 09:09 PM

Probably just as well , god knows what you would catch in there

**Woodie** · 20-02-09, 07:13 PM

program i used was Flash_Disinfector removed it from all drives the one i used did not infect my PC with other crap so becareful where you source it from.

02-02-09, 05:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
mandc Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gold Coast Age: 56 Posts: 1,170 Thanks: 240 Thanked 378 Times in 188 Posts Rep Power: 41	Viral/malware nasty I have just come across a rather nasty virus/malware. Eset could not find it . It seats ms.dos files into your recycler bin and an auto.inf into each drive. When you double click onto a drive letter, it activates the program in the recycler. I found this out the hard way by formatting c and reinstalling xp on lt onlyto have it reappear when I clicked onto another drive letter. Removed all traces in safe mode and am reinstalling xp ...again. Will let you know how it goes Update: so far so good! Last edited by mandc; 02-02-09 at 06:08 PM. Reason: update

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15-02-09, 08:51 PM	#2
Woodie Mad Hatter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 183 Thanks: 25 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 6	with a format on c it will be still on all other drives even USB drives u were using at time of infection. it is a bastard of a thing can't remember the program i used.

15-02-09, 09:29 PM	#4
BillyGoat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,309 Thanks: 220 Thanked 128 Times in 70 Posts Rep Power: 33	Where have you been hanging out to pick that up?

16-02-09, 11:50 PM	#6
johnhoward Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 137 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts Rep Power: 5	You havent been hanging out in the pirate bay have ya ?????

17-02-09, 09:09 PM	#8
johnhoward Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 137 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 6 Posts Rep Power: 5	Probably just as well , god knows what you would catch in there

20-02-09, 07:13 PM	#9
Woodie Mad Hatter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 183 Thanks: 25 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 6	program i used was Flash_Disinfector removed it from all drives the one i used did not infect my PC with other crap so becareful where you source it from.