weird
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is it odd to have 4-5 copies of rundll32 in your process list. each time I close one another spawns almost automatically.
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is it odd to have 4-5 copies of rundll32 in your process list. each time I close one another spawns almost automatically.
It is unusual, but I've seen it before. It depends on what tasks you have running. Rundll32.exe is just a stub that allows you to specify a DLL and an entry point to run the selected library routine as though it was an .exe file. It seems like an odd way to do things, but it's quite common. More interesting is that when you try to kill an instance of it, it returns to life. Why can't the rest of Windows do that?:-D I Drowned Schroedinger's Stupid Cat!
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It is unusual, but I've seen it before. It depends on what tasks you have running. Rundll32.exe is just a stub that allows you to specify a DLL and an entry point to run the selected library routine as though it was an .exe file. It seems like an odd way to do things, but it's quite common. More interesting is that when you try to kill an instance of it, it returns to life. Why can't the rest of Windows do that?:-D I Drowned Schroedinger's Stupid Cat!
I'm familiar with what it does, but before yesterday, the common programs I run don't spawn it or need it. I closed the process tree and it stayed dead this time. it's still weird. I hope I still don't have that klez infection :\ virus writers should be shot
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I'm familiar with what it does, but before yesterday, the common programs I run don't spawn it or need it. I closed the process tree and it stayed dead this time. it's still weird. I hope I still don't have that klez infection :\ virus writers should be shot
Have you run the FixKlez program? I've run into so many infections of this bugger that I've taken to carrying around a floppy disk with it. I Drowned Schroedinger's Stupid Cat!
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Have you run the FixKlez program? I've run into so many infections of this bugger that I've taken to carrying around a floppy disk with it. I Drowned Schroedinger's Stupid Cat!
it gave me some error about a missing dependancy
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it gave me some error about a missing dependancy
Uh oh... It got you. The steps I use to get rid of this beast are to start in safe mode, run the FixKlez.exe from a floppy, uninstall any AV software completely, then run FixKlez again. Once it's clean, I re-install the AV software, then immediately perform an online signature update, followed by a full system scan. Depending on the version of Windows, doing a Repair reinstallation is sometimes needed. I haven't found one yet that I couldn't restore [knocks on wood] I Drowned Schroedinger's Stupid Cat!