Time out IW bug may be a trojin horse virous!

TheCrimsomBlade · 05-12-2004, 10:36 PM

I have been talking with some very very smart computer geeks for the past two weeks, they told me about an MSDOS trojin horse virous that will sneek into your windows system32 file and then mess with your internet connections. Mainly it will cause a disconnect bug that will knock you off of a chat room or forum that you visit often then make it look like it's the server that has the problem.
We checked my computer because up until 4 weeks ago I had never had the problem with being knocked off of Ironworks then 4 weeks ago it started. Everyday for 10 days I got booted off Ironworks and couldn't figure out why then I called my friends and the told my son and me what to look for and how to kill it. WE found the Trojen Horse on my computer right where they said it would be.
To see if you have this Back Door Trojen Horse that is causing the IE search engine to mess with your browser do the following.

HOW TO OPEN THE FILES and find the trojen horse program.

1st. open my computer and then open C: Drive, click on the windows file, then click on "system 32". then click view at top of page, and click on sort Icons by name, then search down the page of Icons for the Icon (capi3.EXE) this is the trojen horse you and need to delete this file, but you can't delete the file it won't let you, until you do the following:

If you didn't find this capi3.exe file you don't have anything to worry about I hope?

close this file shut off your computer completely, then restart and as soon as you do restart press Ctrl F8 to open in safe mode or follow the directions on your operating system to open in safe mode. As soon as your computer opens completely in safe mode go back and repete the steps above where I have told you "HOW TO OPEN THE FILES" up until you reach the part when you find the (capi1.EXE) file now delete this file it will let you do it in safe mode and then close this page and go to the recycle bin and left click it then click empty the recycle bin then turn off your computer again and then restart.

MAKE SURE YOU EMPTY THE RECYCLE BIN or it will reinstall itself

Everything should open and reboot normally now and the IE trojen horse is dead. hay ho the horse is dead! oh! sorry I got carried away

Sir Goulum · 05-12-2004, 10:47 PM

Do Trojan Horses affect Macs too?

Larry_OHF · 05-12-2004, 11:48 PM

Just checked. I am capi free. It was not there.

I am an IW time-out sufferer, though it has not happened all day today. Did yesterday.

However, I am glad for you that you are cleaned.

TheCrimsomBlade · 05-13-2004, 12:11 AM

This one may be different in the Mac? I don't know I never asked but, it will be very much the same and if the Mac system has MSDOS running in the programing it will be the same because it is a MSDOS program. and yes MY sister had 24 virus and 7 trojen horses in her i-MAC computer before she got an anti virus to show her where the Trojens were and then she deleted them in the same way pretty much anyway.

[ 05-13-2004, 12:16 AM: Message edited by: TheCrimsomBlade ]

DBear · 05-13-2004, 12:23 AM

It can't be a trojan virus--the timeout bug is ONLY with Ironworks, nowhere else. And I run on Win98SE, so I don't have anything in my System32 folder anyway

Kakero · 05-13-2004, 02:37 AM

Couldn't be, I always had the time out problem many many moons ago before it was even made public here. The problem could be with IE and Ironworks.

Here's a scarry thought. Could it be that microsoft people did something to ironworks for failing to buy the name and such that IE will have time out with Ironworks?

SpiritWarrior · 05-13-2004, 02:40 AM

Ditto. It ain't a virus, I'm clean and never do I have it happen anywhere else but here.

LennonCook · 05-13-2004, 06:23 AM

Symantec has not heard of this virus, nor have McAfee or Trend Microsystems. Can you give us a more reputable source than 'some very very smart computer geeks'?

johnny · 05-13-2004, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by LennonCook:
Symantec has not heard of this virus, nor have McAfee or Trend Microsystems. Can you give us a more reputable source than 'some very very smart computer geeks'?

They're Trojen and Trojin, two Greek geeks.

wellard · 05-13-2004, 09:41 AM

What timeout problem?

05-12-2004, 10:36 PM	#1
TheCrimsomBlade Lord Ao Join Date: August 25, 2001 Location: Winchester ,Virginia , United States Age: 71 Posts: 2,081	I have been talking with some very very smart computer geeks for the past two weeks, they told me about an MSDOS trojin horse virous that will sneek into your windows system32 file and then mess with your internet connections. Mainly it will cause a disconnect bug that will knock you off of a chat room or forum that you visit often then make it look like it's the server that has the problem. We checked my computer because up until 4 weeks ago I had never had the problem with being knocked off of Ironworks then 4 weeks ago it started. Everyday for 10 days I got booted off Ironworks and couldn't figure out why then I called my friends and the told my son and me what to look for and how to kill it. WE found the Trojen Horse on my computer right where they said it would be. To see if you have this Back Door Trojen Horse that is causing the IE search engine to mess with your browser do the following. HOW TO OPEN THE FILES and find the trojen horse program. 1st. open my computer and then open C: Drive, click on the windows file, then click on "system 32". then click view at top of page, and click on sort Icons by name, then search down the page of Icons for the Icon (capi3.EXE) this is the trojen horse you and need to delete this file, but you can't delete the file it won't let you, until you do the following: If you didn't find this capi3.exe file you don't have anything to worry about I hope? close this file shut off your computer completely, then restart and as soon as you do restart press Ctrl F8 to open in safe mode or follow the directions on your operating system to open in safe mode. As soon as your computer opens completely in safe mode go back and repete the steps above where I have told you "HOW TO OPEN THE FILES" up until you reach the part when you find the (capi1.EXE) file now delete this file it will let you do it in safe mode and then close this page and go to the recycle bin and left click it then click empty the recycle bin then turn off your computer again and then restart. MAKE SURE YOU EMPTY THE RECYCLE BIN or it will reinstall itself Everything should open and reboot normally now and the IE trojen horse is dead. hay ho the horse is dead! oh! sorry I got carried away __________________ Remember these are just games so don't get too upset when you get your ass handed to you in a hat box

05-12-2004, 11:48 PM	#3
Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 48 Posts: 14,759	Just checked. I am capi free. It was not there. I am an IW time-out sufferer, though it has not happened all day today. Did yesterday. However, I am glad for you that you are cleaned. __________________

05-13-2004, 12:11 AM	#4
TheCrimsomBlade Lord Ao Join Date: August 25, 2001 Location: Winchester ,Virginia , United States Age: 71 Posts: 2,081	This one may be different in the Mac? I don't know I never asked but, it will be very much the same and if the Mac system has MSDOS running in the programing it will be the same because it is a MSDOS program. and yes MY sister had 24 virus and 7 trojen horses in her i-MAC computer before she got an anti virus to show her where the Trojens were and then she deleted them in the same way pretty much anyway. [ 05-13-2004, 12:16 AM: Message edited by: TheCrimsomBlade ] __________________ Remember these are just games so don't get too upset when you get your ass handed to you in a hat box

05-13-2004, 12:23 AM	#5
DBear Drow Warrior Join Date: April 1, 2004 Location: trapped inside this octavarium Age: 57 Posts: 251	It can't be a trojan virus--the timeout bug is ONLY with Ironworks, nowhere else. And I run on Win98SE, so I don't have anything in my System32 folder anyway __________________ <i>\"You have been sat here far too long for the good that you are doing. Depart, I say, and let us be done with you. In the name of God, go!\"</i>\"--Oliver Cromwell

05-13-2004, 02:40 AM	#7
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Ditto. It ain't a virus, I'm clean and never do I have it happen anywhere else but here. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

05-12-2004, 10:47 PM	#2
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	Do Trojan Horses affect Macs too?

05-13-2004, 02:37 AM	#6
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	Couldn't be, I always had the time out problem many many moons ago before it was even made public here. The problem could be with IE and Ironworks. Here's a scarry thought. Could it be that microsoft people did something to ironworks for failing to buy the name and such that IE will have time out with Ironworks?

05-13-2004, 06:23 AM	#8
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 37 Posts: 5,452	Symantec has not heard of this virus, nor have McAfee or Trend Microsystems. Can you give us a more reputable source than 'some very very smart computer geeks'?

05-13-2004, 09:41 AM	#10
wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	What timeout problem?

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