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winlogon.exe is taking 50 % process
Name: dhruv r Date: June 12, 2007 at 14:02:01 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 256 Product: Emachines
Name: Sabertooth Date: June 12, 2007 at 14:13:36 Pacific
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Winlogon is a valid process in Windows - be very careful with what you are embarking on.
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Response Number 2
Name: Hoss78 Date: June 12, 2007 at 14:44:11 Pacific
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Valid Winlogon.exe is in Windows/system32 folder. That Winlogon on the picture is in Windows folder and looks very suspicious. You also got Winlogon.exe listed twice in TaskManager. I think the one taking resources is nasty...
Name: dhruv r Date: June 12, 2007 at 14:45:31 Pacific
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anfter researching on google, i found that it allows other ppl( AKA haXors) view my personal stuff like passwords and all that stuff. so deleated it, even the hijack this log told me its nasty so i had to deleate it and i have too much premum accounts can get stolen.
so now what i wanna know is what happens if u delete that file.
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Response Number 4
Name: Mehdipiero Date: June 17, 2007 at 12:37:22 Pacific
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If as you said it's a nasty file, by deleting it you won't be safe. Since it may be a trojan, please run a port scan on www.scan.sygate.com and check the results...
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