Trojan Del-457 Please help??? HOSTX.EXE

[ronstaa]

Trojan Del-457 Please help???

Hi
Can someone help please this so called Trojan is giving me grey hairs. How do I delete this thing. We are running Vshield virus scan. Each time I reboot the computer this message appears from Vshield program...

Infected file name:
C:\Documents and Settings\ronald.polonski\Local Settings\Temp\hostx.exe\HOSTX.EXE

Virus name:
Del-457

And I cannot find the file it isnt there and no the folders are set to show hidden folders I checked. Even the system guy tried and cannot work it out. The program allows me to delete the Trojan, so thats what I did but then the program tells me then it cannot delete it, it must be done manually please help what the hell is it?????????????

 

[CoMpUtaFrEek]

Re: Trojan Del-457 Please help???

Sounds like you have an outdated virus scanner. I'd recommend upgrading it if you are having problems.

Try searching for files and folders and type "hostx"

 

[CoMpUtaFrEek]

Re: Trojan Del-457 Please help???

Or boot into safe mode and run the virus scan

 

[ronstaa]

Ive tried to do a search and it came up empty handed. I will try to update the virus program and see what happens. I have a feeling our company is a little slack in updating the program I cannot remeber last time they updated.

 

[CoMpUtaFrEek]

Re: Trojan Del-457 Please help???

Might want to buy the recent version of Mcafee, I think you may have an older one.

Theyre nasty they make you buy the big updates.

 

[KYR]

Del-457

I am having the same issue. I just bought the newest version of Mcafee. At least twice a day Mcafee tells me that the hostx.exe file is infected with the Del-457 trojan. It also tells me that the file has been deleted to complete the clean process. Now this pops up at least two or three times a day. When I run the virus scan it comes up as Virtumondo. It won't let me delete it just quaranteen. When I try to search for the file and delete it manually, it won't let me delete it. I think the name of the malicious file is "oledoc.exe". Hijack this lets me delete it but it keeps coming back. I am stuck and that is how I found this cool forum. Anyone know anything about this PITA?

 

[teqmod]

I am having the same issue. I tried to delete the file but cannot. Booted into ERD and deleted the file but when I boot back up normally it comes right back. I have the latest DAT for mcafee and it recognizes the file but does nothing about it. I have searched the registry and found nothing that relates to this. Anyone out there know anything about this hostx.exe?

 

[teqmod]

another thing

I delete it and log in as a different user it automatically loads into the local settings for that user, so it starts somewhere during the logon process, not the boot process. Or so it would seem.

 

[KYR]

No one has anything huh? This seems to be a strange virus that is recognized but no one knows how to clean it. I really don't want to reformat... uhggg

 

[teqmod]

It's Gone!!!!!!

I will post what I did when I get into work this morning!!