hummingbird wrote:
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["trojan.systemposer"]
> Anyway, I noticed what was happening at the time and shut down
> the browser and ADSL connection within about 10secs.
>
> I found 7-8 small programs on my system and wrapped them in
> a zipfile for safety (later sent to SuperAntiSpyware guys for
> analysis).
>
> I then spent 2-3 hours running every piece of anti-malware s/w
> I have, including several root kit programs. All came up clear.
>
> Since then, I've seen no abnormal activity on my system using
> packet sniffers and monitoring ports etc. My guess is that I
> killed it before it had hardly got started doing its evil work.

Maybe you got lucky. Maybe it wasn't activated by its owner prior to
your shutting off your connection.

You do have a router and firewall, correct?

>> Sure, almost everyone uses Windows. And the hackers love it because
>> of all the holes in it. ;-)
>
> When I build my next system, I hope to install a version of *nix as
> well as XP-Pro-SP3, probably using VMPC.

Try Ubuntu. You can also install it from within Windows using Wubi. For
testing and playing. I wouldn't recommend using any virtual machine for
a working installation, though.

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-bts
-Friends don't let friends drive Windows