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Error file on startup - Cannot find
Name: Timmy Date: June 4, 2003 at 06:18:27 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 1.3 Cel 120Meg Ram
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Howdy-Ho. Have just removed a trojan virus (Backdoor using unwise.exe) and all seems fine expect on startup I keep getting the message "cannot find file cnfg". Any suggestions?? Thanks
Name: Pooter Date: June 5, 2003 at 03:49:56 Pacific
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...Need input...
Give us a screenshot if you can for that error message unless it is preboot. if it is pre windows gui, then be sure to give us the 3 letter extension of that file. for instance, cnfg.??? or cnfg.dat etc. then we will try to figure out what is going on.
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Response Number 2
Name: amac44 Date: June 28, 2003 at 14:58:32 Pacific
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I'm having the same problem - just says cnfg, no path, no file extension.
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Response Number 3
Name: amac44 Date: June 28, 2003 at 15:39:54 Pacific
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I've posted a screenshot of this error message here --
http://reducepoints.com/stor/cnfg.jpg
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Response Number 4
Name: amac44 Date: June 28, 2003 at 15:51:57 Pacific
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C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
contains cnfg which is an empty file?
c:\windows also contains cnfg , which is about 40K. When I try to delete it, windows tells me Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk.
?
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Response Number 5
Name: Timmy Date: June 29, 2003 at 07:07:35 Pacific
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Hi guys, managed to remove it but for the life of me can't remember all the steps. It was caused by the virus that attempted to launch unwise.exe all over the show. I removed the links to the file in the registry (as the anti-virus didn't) - look under RunOnce etc.
I also deleted it in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup directory... did this by booting up into command mode (dos) and doing the good-ol fashioned delete.
Hope this helps Shaun (aka Timmy)
PS there is a great program called ActiveStartup which will show you exactly what programs are launching on startup (great for picking up trojans).
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