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What is autodown.exe?

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Name: Roark
Date: May 14, 2004 at 10:26:25 Pacific
OS: WinXP
CPU/Ram: P4-2.4G;256MB-RAM
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What is autodown.exe?

In Task manager/Processes:
autodown.exe kept appearing & immediately disappearing every 61 sec's.
My "Open Program" sound was also activated every 61 sec's.

I would guess it's related to my Norton Anti-Virus or the Firewall for my Dial Up.
Know any more?

The only references I can find say:
that the Sasser Worm tries to shut down autodown.exe
I have checked for Sasser Worm using the MS Tool & Norton Anti-Virus & I have downloaded the MS Update for this -- so I doubt Sasser Worm is the problem.



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Name: mikeo
Date: May 14, 2004 at 10:42:59 Pacific
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When I did a search on "autodown.exe" in Symantec's Security Response Center is came up with this virus, Avkiller.Trojan

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Name: Chuck 2
Date: May 14, 2004 at 10:43:57 Pacific
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I do not find a listing here for that:

Task List Programs

You could go to a Search Engine like this:

http://www.yahoo.com/

Then type in autodown.exe, then click Search.
9680 links to web pages comes up.


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Response Number 3
Name: mikeo
Date: May 14, 2004 at 10:47:15 Pacific
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Also the worm W32.Yaha.T@mm

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