From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 19, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: My computere is infected by hacktool.rootkit
>
> Leo,
> My computere is infected by a hacktool.rootkit virus. The
> file created is msdirectx.sys in the windows\system32 path.
> It creates a lot of problem of my windows xp. How will i
> delete this virus automatically or manually? Thanks for your response.
A good anti-virus package should remove it. Here's Symantec's take
on that virus:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/hacktool.rootkit.html
Good luck!
Thanks for asking,
Leo
Article 460
| Category:
Viruses and Malware
