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cmd.exe moo.txt m00c0w.organiccrap.com
Name: Benno Date: June 27, 2002 at 08:44:43 Pacific
Comment:
Does anybody know how to get rid of an annoying program that very often opens cmd.exe (for half a second), creates temporarily a moo.txt file on C:\ and that wants to send information to m00c0w.organiccrap.com. This is very annoying and I don't want to re-install my PC. I have used latest McAfee and no virus was found, I have removed all adware, but the problem persists. I run Windows XP. What else can I try ??? thanks for any help.
Name: capt Date: June 27, 2002 at 08:52:42 Pacific
Reply:
Try a trojan finder on a 30 day trial like; Agnitum's TAUSCAN, TDS or others at CNET Downloads or WEBATTACK. SWATIT from LOCKDOWN CORP is free. I know there are some issues with the lawsuit of the CORP, and I would not recommend it if it was not free and works. All the best!
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Response Number 2
Name: Woodface Date: July 2, 2002 at 21:21:52 Pacific
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Hi.
I had the same thing happen to me. What you have is a virus called Backdoor.K0wBot. It is spread using Kazza and other P2P file sharing programs. There is a removal tool at http://www.bitdefender.com/html/free_tools.php called AntiK0wBot.exe download and then run it. After a machine reset you should be ok. I have now learnt to keep my antivirus software upto date. Polite suggestion you do the same :-)
Woodface
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Response Number 3
Name: Mr Myagi Date: July 3, 2002 at 09:47:04 Pacific
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I've got that moo virus right now too, I'll download some of they programs thanks
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Response Number 4
Name: DaveW Date: August 1, 2002 at 10:56:30 Pacific
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I've got this virus right now, I've been able to stop the cmd boxes, but it's only by making Explorer32 stop respondin, and it restarts every time I restart the comp, I'll try the kowbot remover, but as it's scanning now, it gave me a lot of messages from my restore folder that say
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