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« on: January 20, 2007, 07:20:55 PM »
Ok... this is odd...

Whenever I open an IE browser window, Norton realtime scanner detects a "Downloader" under the filename spmrgaat.exe  in the C:/WINDOWS/system32 folder. Each time, it just automatically quarantines it. I have to manually delete it from the quarantine. I've tried using Kaspersky to find the source of this, but it says my computer is clean...

Can anyone help me? Thanks.
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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2007, 07:31:21 PM »
Try booting in safe mode and deleting, if that doesnt work , un-install all browsers and re-install, this virus has a hidden re-installer Very Happy Also associated w/ xpupdate.exe
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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2007, 07:40:48 PM »
so a virus scan in safemode.
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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2007, 08:02:46 PM »
Yup, what they said..

you can use this tool to manually delete it as well...

Select delete on reboot, and it will rid it from your system.
* Kill_Box.zip (87.41 KB - downloaded 83 times.)
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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2007, 08:46:37 PM »
Quote from: Voltageman on January 20, 2007, 08:02:46 PM
Yup, what they said..

you can use this tool to manually delete it as well...

Select delete on reboot, and it will rid it from your system.

 Just curious, is this prog, virus specific?
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« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2007, 02:36:04 AM »
Nope. It can be used to delete any in-use file.
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« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2007, 12:00:22 AM »
Hmm... Killbox didn't work >.< It's still there...

However, with the Norton Spyware Scan that comes with Yahoo! Toolbar, I detected something called "Trojan.Ghost" in 2 files, in the same folder of my registry. I've tried removing it through the spyware scanner, but it just keeps on coming back... I'm thinking that they're both the same thing, and that one might be causing the other.

Also, the location of this registry entry doesn't seem to exist, or maybe I just can't find it when I try to look for it through the registry editor...

What should I do?
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« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2007, 12:15:51 AM »
Quote from: †¤ CoW ¤† on February 23, 2007, 12:00:22 AM
Hmm... Killbox didn't work >.< It's still there...

However, with the Norton Spyware Scan that comes with Yahoo! Toolbar, I detected something called "Trojan.Ghost" in 2 files, in the same folder of my registry. I've tried removing it through the spyware scanner, but it just keeps on coming back... I'm thinking that they're both the same thing, and that one might be causing the other.

Also, the location of this registry entry doesn't seem to exist, or maybe I just can't find it when I try to look for it through the registry editor...

What should I do?
Did you scan in safe mode?
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« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2007, 09:24:03 PM »
I tried scanning in safe mode. However, the results are the same. It doesnt detect a threat on my system.
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« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2007, 09:30:20 PM »
try safe mode with networking, than use a online scanner which uses multiple AV's, it should tell you where the source is.

plus, when youre in safe mode the file shouldnt be in memory so you can delete it by hand
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« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2007, 09:30:24 PM »
Go back to safe mode...but instead of scanning..do a search for files and folders and search for all the names that are used by the virus
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« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2007, 09:32:16 PM »
Quote from: DjVaGGo on March 12, 2007, 09:30:24 PM
Go back to safe mode...but instead of scanning..do a search for files and folders and search for all the names that are used by the virus

that's waht i do if file can't found by AV's.

make sure you tick the "hidden files" box also.
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« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2007, 09:34:44 PM »
Quote from: kamil234 on March 12, 2007, 09:32:16 PM
that's waht i do if file can't found by AV's.

make sure you tick the "hidden files" box also.

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« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2007, 09:27:29 PM »
Nevermind, got it fixed with windows update malicious software detection tool >.<

Apparently it was something called "Trojan.Alureon.A" >.< It's gone now..
Thanks for all of your help, everyone. =)
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