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[plazmo Profile WebsiteYIM]

ok .. so really to get rid of this prob i need to run an anti-trojan prog not a anti-virus...

probly some stupid keylogger...as its not makin any difference to performance or speed of my pc like most trojans.... thanks to every one for the help ....

yeah at the mo im trying avast anti-virus out it seems to workin really good compared to others i used..

[ginogsm Profile]

I think he is using Windows 2000 or earlier I could be wrong though

Unless he's using Win 95/98 ( that don't have winlogon.exe ) he should not have c:\windows folder ( NT and 2K are using Winnt ). I don't know about WinMe. 2k's winlogon.exe is about 178kb and found at c:\winnt\system32.

[OsirisX Profile WebsiteYIM]

plazmo, there are some nice spyware removers listed in the serity section.

[plazmo Profile WebsiteYIM]

i am using xp .. nt and 2000 never really cought my eye i skipped them.

cheers for the help

[MinusDriver Profile Website]

I would run this first: http://www.anti-trojan.net/en/
(14 day free trial of the software as well as the online scan)

Then go here: Click Here

Install Spybot Search&Destroy and run scan on your PC

Let us know what happens

Thanks,

[SCgone Profile YIM]

It's a downloader trojan and it usually renames itself as another Windows file, usually taskmon or system.exe but could be named anything. It then places itself in the registry at HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

[plazmo Profile WebsiteYIM]

i got search and destroy and a trojan hunter...along with loads of other progs like spy sweeper..adware .. and many more free stand alone virus and trojan removers that run from a cd

but if i delete my winlogon.exe my xp wont boot up proply and ill end up installing xp... ? wont i

[ginogsm Profile]

It's a downloader trojan and it usually renames itself as another Windows file, usually taskmon or system.exe but could be named anything. It then places itself in the registry at HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

This great info. Thanx. I think I'm going to need it at company's network.

[SCgone Profile YIM]

i got search and destroy and a trojan hunter...along with loads of other progs like spy sweeper..adware .. and many more free stand alone virus and trojan removers that run from a cd

but if i delete my winlogon.exe my xp wont boot up proply and ill end up installing xp... ? wont i

With the XP CD in your drive, try running from the Start>Run
sfc /scannow
This will replace any missing system files. Yes, you can't delete it, but since it's a trojan, it's not self-replicating so once it's gone, it's gone. Also, you will need to turn off system restore before running any of your antivirus programs, since this trojan will remain in restore. After removal, then you would need to turn it back on. That is, if you're using XP

1. Right click the My Computer icon on the Desktop and click on Properties.
2. Click on the System Restore tab.
3. Put a check mark next to 'Turn off System Restore on All Drives'.
Ok out.

[MinusDriver Profile Website]

Thanks Bob well said