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October 5th, 2005 15:00
Hacktool .rootkit virus
we have Northon antivirus 2004 and are running windows 98. We have detected hacktool.rootkit virus. We have quarantined and deleted however we we run a system scan it is still there.Our programs will not run.Any sugestions how I can fix
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Tanker350
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October 29th, 2005 03:00
It's called a W32/Rbot-GR, which is referred to as a Rookit.
Virus information
W32/Rbot-GR
Summary
Summary Description Recovery Advanced
Profile
Name W32/Rbot-GR
Type Spyware Worm
How it spreads Network shares
Affected operating systems Windows
Side effects Allows others to access the computer
Steals information
Uses its own emailing engine
Reduces system security
Records keystrokes
Installs itself in the Registry
Aliases Backdoor.Rbot.gen
W32/Sdbot.worm.gen.g
W32.Spybot.Worm
The first thing I suggest you do is remove your connection from the internet.
Next: If you do any financial transactions online I would contact everyone you have done any business online with. Contact everyone that is in your email address book. If it were me, I'd even contact the police.
The only way to to be sure to get rid of this on this computer is to reformat the hard drive and start over. You can try to clean it but there can be no way of knowning if it's clean.