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startpage-cd trojan??
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startpage-cd trojan??
Monday, April 19, 2004 at 6:38 pm
Posted by k mck
(16 messages posted)
PC got loaded w/viruses yesterday morning while visiting an educational site where
my 6 yr old was practicing w/coins. At least three programs downloaded themselves,
and the craziest things started happening. In the end, all viruses were either healed
or quarantined by my AVG anti-virus program. As a precaution, I also scanned w/online
versions of symantec and McAfee. McAfee found another infected file with the virus
name StartPage-cd, but when I clicked on the link, there was no information on this
virus. I scanned the file w/AVG, and no virus was found. I tried search engines,
but the only thing I can find is several variants of startpage as a trojan horse.
None of them match the one McAfee found. Any suggestions?
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re: startpage-cd trojan??
Monday, April 19, 2004 at 7:25 pm
Posted by Steve
(21645 messages posted)
It seems to be related to this
http://de.trendmicro-europe.com/enterprise/security_info/ve_detail.php?Vname=TROJ_BOOKMARK.A
If that is the case
then try CWShreader
http://www.computercops.biz/downloads-file-349-details-CWShredder!_v1.56.2__04.12.04.html
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re: startpage-cd trojan??
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 3:14 am
Posted by k mck
(16 messages posted)
CW-Shreader is a zip file. I have disabled zipzilla, part of gozilla, which asks
to be reinstalled to open CW-Shreader. Is there a better program that I can use w/out
all of the garbage that gozilla brings with it?
On Monday, April 19, 2004 at 7:25 pm, Steve wrote:
>It seems to be related to this
>http://de.trendmicro-europe.com/enterprise/security_info/ve_detail.php?Vname=TROJ_BOOKMARK.A
>If that is the case
>then try CWShreader
>http://www.computercops.biz/downloads-file-349-details-CWShredder!_v1.56.2__04.12.04.html
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re: startpage-cd trojan??
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 4:05 am
Posted by Dan
(1278 messages posted)
Go here to get the .exe of the CWShredder
it should open up right to the .exe.
btw McAfee has started to include
some of the CWShredder variants
in their virus scans:
CWS
On Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 3:14 am, k mck wrote:
>CW-Shreader is a zip file. I have disabled zipzilla, part of gozilla, which asks
>to be reinstalled to open CW-Shreader. Is there a better program that I can use
w/out
>all of the garbage that gozilla brings with it?
>
>
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re: startpage-cd trojan??
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 5:06 pm
Posted by k mck
(16 messages posted)
trendmicro found a joke virus, which I deleted, but it did not find the startpage
virus. I downloaded CW-Shreader, and it said my system is clean. I think I'll try
the McAfee scan one more time. Thanks for the help and suggestions. I will let you
know what I find out.
On Monday, April 19, 2004 at 7:25 pm, Steve wrote:
>It seems to be related to this
>http://de.trendmicro-europe.com/enterprise/security_info/ve_detail.php?Vname=TROJ_BOOKMARK.A
>If that is the case
>then try CWShreader
>http://www.computercops.biz/downloads-file-349-details-CWShredder!_v1.56.2__04.12.04.html
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re: startpage-cd trojan??
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 6:03 pm
Posted by Steve
(21645 messages posted)
Your Welcome, you sometime have to just keep plugging away at it. try downloading
the MacAfee
Stinger. You can run it right after download, and just
delete it when done
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
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re: startpage-cd trojan??
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 6:38 pm
Posted by k mck
(16 messages posted)
thanks again. I will try that. Just finished scanning w/McAfee, and the results are
the same. Virus is StartPage-CD, and it is in the file spmario2\thank.exe, but what
I don't understand is why when I click on the link, there is no information available
for that particular virus. There are 20 variations of StartPage, but none w/CD. Oh,
well, if all else fails, I guess I'll try deleting the whole file and rescanning.
On Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 6:03 pm, Steve wrote:
>Your Welcome, you sometime have to just keep plugging away at it. try downloading
>the MacAfee
>Stinger. You can run it right after download, and just
>delete it when done
>http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
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re: startpage-cd trojan??
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 7:02 pm
Posted by Steve
(21645 messages posted)
Ever have a game supermario brothers on the PC.
I think it could be downloaded of the Net.
On Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 6:38 pm, k mck wrote:
>thanks again. I will try that. Just finished scanning w/McAfee, and the results
are
>the same. Virus is StartPage-CD, and it is in the file spmario2\thank.exe, but what
>I don't understand is why when I click on the link, there is no information available
>for that particular virus. There are 20 variations of StartPage, but none w/CD.
Oh,
>well, if all else fails, I guess I'll try deleting the whole file and rescanning.
>
>
>
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re: startpage-cd trojan??
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 7:34 pm
Posted by k mck
(16 messages posted)
You would be amazed at what all is on my pc. Two teenage boys...need I say more?
The only thing that has kept that program from being executed is that both of them
have finally moved out on their own. I haven't had time yet to rid my hdd of all
they have downloaded. At one time, there were over 700 mp3 files. I don't need super
mario2, so if I delete it, will that get rid of StartPage-CD? Stinger scanned and
says that I have 45,532 clean files.
On Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 7:02 pm, Steve wrote:
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>Ever have a game supermario brothers on the PC.
>I think it could be downloaded of the Net.
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re: startpage-cd trojan??
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 7:44 pm
Posted by Steve
(21645 messages posted)
If none of the virus scanners get rid of StartPage-CD.
Then do a file search first. Delete any files you find, then do the same in the registry.
You will find a "Find Button", It will
find one entry at a time, then you hit "Find next", untill
no more entries come up. There are risks when doing
this so only delete entries you are sure are related to
your problem. Type "regedit" in Run to get to registry.
I don't know if the mario game is related.
On Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 7:34 pm, k mck wrote:
>You would be amazed at what all is on my pc. Two teenage boys...need I say more?
>The only thing that has kept that program from being executed is that both of them
>have finally moved out on their own. I haven't had time yet to rid my hdd of all
>they have downloaded. At one time, there were over 700 mp3 files. I don't need super
>mario2, so if I delete it, will that get rid of StartPage-CD? Stinger scanned and
>says that I have 45,532 clean files.
>
>
>
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re: startpage-cd trojan??
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 8:13 pm
Posted by Dan
(1278 messages posted)
Your welcome too????
On Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 4:05 am, Dan wrote:
>Go here to get the .exe of the CWShredder
>it should open up right to the .exe.
>btw McAfee has started to include
>some of the CWShredder variants
>in their virus scans:
>
>CWS
>
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re: startpage-cd trojan??
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 8:20 pm
Posted by Dan
(1278 messages posted)
McAfee identifies joke applications as a potential virus--I know, I have 21 on my
system and they show up during all my scheduled virus scans, information may or may
not be available on all of them...
On Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 5:06 pm, k mck wrote:
>trendmicro found a joke virus, which I deleted, but it did not find the startpage
>virus. I downloaded CW-Shreader, and it said my system is clean. I think I'll try
>the McAfee scan one more time. Thanks for the help and suggestions. I will let you
>know what I find out.
>
>
>
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re: startpage-cd trojan??
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 8:27 pm
Posted by Dan
(1278 messages posted)
Take Mario out!!!!
On Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at 6:38 pm, k mck wrote:
>thanks again. I will try that. Just finished scanning w/McAfee, and the results
are
>the same. Virus is StartPage-CD, and it is in the file spmario2\thank.exe, but what
>I don't understand is why when I click on the link, there is no information available
>for that particular virus. There are 20 variations of StartPage, but none w/CD.
Oh,
>well, if all else fails, I guess I'll try deleting the whole file and rescanning.
>
>
>
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