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How malware hides ... installed as a service

#1 User is offline   phawgg 

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Posted 07 December 2004 - 09:59 PM

How malware hides & is installed as a service Much needs to be read in order to assist users in the cleaning of their PC's after malware has infiltrated the system. It can be a daunting task. I know. I use aspirin... quite often when considering windows in general, let alone the malware modified units. I must say, however, that Grinler's tutorial is a cut above the rest. It should be read as a companion edition to any self-help involving some very popular disturbances to our PC's. In particular:
  • Home Search Assistant / CWS_NS3
  • SSearch.biz hijacker
as he mentions in this clear & understandable short tutorial.

Please consider the effort he has taken to simplify an increasingly complex issue. That work, coupled with the authorship of getservices to conveniently identify the bad amongst the good entries, certainly deserves some praise and some careful consideration when we set out to restore our PCs to their expected normalcy after being infected.
patiently patrolling, plenty of persisant pests n' problems ...

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Posted 15 December 2004 - 02:34 PM

Thanks Phawgg :thumbsup: I hope my upcoming tutorial on how to analyze a file will be easy to read as well

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Posted 10 January 2005 - 02:22 PM

Great tutorial Grinler. I also like those two programs you wrote. Thanks for making the effort to help us all out.
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Posted 14 May 2008 - 06:57 PM

Thanks Grinler for posting such helpful tutorial, I didn't even know what a service is until I read your tutorial, LOL. Great Tutorial, keep it up! :thumbsup:

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