how to kill winlogon.exe csrss.exe worm

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Riky

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Mar 17, 2011, 8:04:02 AM3/17/11
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i am getting these 2 worms every tym eventhough after formating, any1
knows how to kill them???

webDEViL

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Mar 17, 2011, 8:23:03 AM3/17/11
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Worms are very ugly. Usually I use my old shoes to squash them.
The reason why they are probably coming back is because those little bastards don't die easily. Next time press harder and keep holding until all the sticky thing peeps from the sides of the shoe.

Hope this helps!

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On 17 Mar 2011, at 05:34 PM, Riky <ratis...@gmail.com> wrote:

> i am getting these 2 worms every tym eventhough after formating, any1
> knows how to kill them???
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Manthan

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Mar 17, 2011, 8:13:35 AM3/17/11
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The process winlogon.exe runs in the background. Winlogon is a part of the Windows Login subsystem, and is necessary for user authorization and Windows activation checks.

and for the other one

This is the user-mode portion of the Win32 subsystem; Win32.sys is the kernel-mode portion. Csrss stands for Client/Server Run-Time Subsystem, and is an essential subsystem that must be running at all times. Csrss is responsible for console windows, creating and/or deleting threads, and implementing some portions of the 16-bit virtual MS-DOS environment.http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/csrss.exe.html


So basically they are not worms but essential files required for system to perform well.

Also, there are chances that they may forged and can act as virus or worm. They usually come as auto-run Worms


On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Riky <ratis...@gmail.com> wrote:
i am getting these 2 worms every tym eventhough after formating, any1
knows how to kill them???
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Traverse Code

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Mar 17, 2011, 8:36:01 AM3/17/11
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There are few reasons why the worm comes back even after format. Some are,
1. If it has infected the BIOS, no matter how many times you format it, the worm get backs to the newly formated OS. Make sure if the BIOS is clean.
2. If Autorun is enabled obviusly that would trigger the worm when you plugin the pen drive or external hard disk if incase you are restoring the backup.
Regards,
Shiv
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Riky <ratis...@gmail.com> wrote:
i am getting these 2 worms every tym eventhough after formating, any1
knows how to kill them???

TAS

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Mar 17, 2011, 9:11:24 AM3/17/11
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Hahaha! LOL! :)

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TAS

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Mar 17, 2011, 9:12:38 AM3/17/11
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How do you clean the BIOS?
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TAS

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Mar 17, 2011, 10:09:20 AM3/17/11
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@riyaz :D

Worm killer recipe was intense..I will see if I can win using this recipe when playing worms3D ;)
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@TAS: Use a BROOM! [BIOS Repair Omni Occult Module] :D :D
@Riky: Try this http://www.oxfordcroquet.com/care/worms/index.asp,
they dont die easily mind you. webDEViL is right (partly), you need to
beat the shit out of them. I normally mix 8 parts of vodka and 2 parts
of lizol and spray on them and watch them wriggle to death. Heavenly
feeling, mind you.

Regards,
karniv0re

On Mar 17, 6:12 pm, TAS <p0wnsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> How do you clean the BIOS?
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> TAShttp://twitter.com/p0wnsauc3
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> On 17 March 2011 18:06, Traverse Code <traversec...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > There are few reasons why the worm comes back even after format. Some are,
> > 1. If it has infected the BIOS, no matter how many times you format it, the
> > worm get backs to the newly formated OS. Make sure if the BIOS is clean.
> > 2. If Autorun is enabled obviusly that would trigger the worm when you
> > plugin the pen drive or external hard disk if incase you are restoring the
> > backup.
> > Regards,
> > Shiv

Riyaz Ahemed

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Mar 17, 2011, 9:34:56 AM3/17/11
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@TAS: Use a BROOM! [BIOS Repair Omni Occult Module] :D :D
@Riky: Try this http://www.oxfordcroquet.com/care/worms/index.asp,
they dont die easily mind you. webDEViL is right (partly), you need to
beat the shit out of them. I normally mix 8 parts of vodka and 2 parts
of lizol and spray on them and watch them wriggle to death. Heavenly
feeling, mind you.

Regards,
karniv0re

On Mar 17, 6:12 pm, TAS <p0wnsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> How do you clean the BIOS?
> -
> TAShttp://twitter.com/p0wnsauc3
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> On 17 March 2011 18:06, Traverse Code <traversec...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > There are few reasons why the worm comes back even after format. Some are,
> > 1. If it has infected the BIOS, no matter how many times you format it, the
> > worm get backs to the newly formated OS. Make sure if the BIOS is clean.
> > 2. If Autorun is enabled obviusly that would trigger the worm when you
> > plugin the pen drive or external hard disk if incase you are restoring the
> > backup.
> > Regards,
> > Shiv

Riky

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Mar 17, 2011, 11:08:27 AM3/17/11
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thnx n bdy i m getting 2 folders named $Recycle.bin n
$system.volume.information thought they r from these 2

Subrat Sarkar

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Mar 17, 2011, 1:17:53 PM3/17/11
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Hey Riky,

If you have formatted your disk and still facing same problem then it is not a Worm, it may be file infector virus or may have autoplay option in drive.
Winlogon.exe and csrss.exe names are only used by windows as there genuine application it doesn't mean that every binary/executable having same name is not malicious.
So first confirm location means from where they are executing. And I m sure that It has not modified your BIOS so don't use any BIOS recovery application.

Can u send me those files along with Registry details ?


On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Riky <ratis...@gmail.com> wrote:
thnx n bdy i m getting 2 folders named $Recycle.bin n
$system.volume.information  thought they r from these 2

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Pushkar Pashupat

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Mar 17, 2011, 2:11:23 PM3/17/11
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Hello Riky,

The folders you are getting are too genuine folders of Windows.
As mentioned earlier in this conv, winlogon and csrss are also genuine
executables of windows so I guess you need not worry about any
infection.
But still winlogon and csrss can be a infection only if these
executables are located in other than their standard location i.e
Windows system folders.
Worms do not reside into the system if it is formatted. It has to be a
MBR rootkit or any similar infection.


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Sudhanwa Jogalekar

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Mar 17, 2011, 2:26:18 PM3/17/11
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Why worry about the worms. Shift to linux!! :-)

If it is really necessary, you may further think of running Windoze in VM.

-Sudhanwa


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> i am getting these 2 worms every tym eventhough after formating, any1
> knows how to kill them???
>

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Anant Shrivastava

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Mar 17, 2011, 3:07:54 PM3/17/11
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very soon curtesy Aseem we might see worms crawling on Linux too...

Hi Corrupt.

BTW i am not able to find Aseem's presentation in the list @ nullcon.net

was thinking of linking that here.


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Aditya Lad

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Mar 17, 2011, 11:43:26 PM3/17/11
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Caution: The files you have mentioned are genuine windows OS executables.

But I am curious about the following :

1. Most important: Why do you think it is a worm/malware? I mean any bad symptoms? You have not mentioned any?

2. The best I can advise is, if your antivirus suggests a detection and is unable to remove it, find the manual steps for removal through google. (since you need to know the official name of that worm)

3. Download and execute Dr. WebCureIT (http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/?lng=en), its free for home PCs, and atleast will let you know if anything is hidden in the process memory of winlogon/csrss.

Aditya.

Riky

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Mar 18, 2011, 5:59:23 AM3/18/11
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i am getting 2 folders named as $RECYCLEBIN n SYSTEM VOLUME
INFORMATION, coz of them..coz when i m accessing those 2 folders via
linux i m getting 2 files inside these 2 folders winogon.exe n
csrss.exe

Manthan

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Mar 18, 2011, 6:50:19 AM3/18/11
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Even these are System files which are used during recovery of deleted files. System volumes are used for permission given to users when computer is shared 


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Mar 17, 2011, 8:55:18 PM3/17/11
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Format all the partitions not only the C drive, hope it will work...

TAS

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Mar 18, 2011, 11:54:25 AM3/18/11
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All a mess. You are not clear about your problem.

Turn off the system restore on all your drives and reboot the system. The SYSTEM VOLUME folder. If you want use the restore functionality then turn on the restore again.

If all the methods on the below emails trail don't help, unplug your hard drive and try a new one. And stop chasing winlogon and csrss worms

TAS!

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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:20:19 +0530
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