j42uRiLs.exe:--What is this..?

My computer has been acting weird since few days. Especially its very slow and my internet browsing speed has also declined. Further, I get some splash screen, showing some add for few second. When I looked on my task manager I can see internet explorer running as a process..but there is no IE window on my screen (probably its the add that's splashing up).... So, I scanned my whole computer with Malwarebyte's Anti Malware (see the previous post about it). It finally detected "j42uRiLs.exe" as a Trojan Agent and asked to delete it. I deleted it and it seems like its working fine. If anyone has encounter a similar situation or the process please give me some tips.

thanks,

Playing with Goolge Chrome

Still playing with it :)

I installed the new browser from Google--Google Chrome. I started playing with it. In overall it looks good. I had fun using it. The tab browser system, the no menu sytem, the bookmark bar system everything was cool. The only thing that worried me was about the security issue. I saw a number of articles in web talking about the security vulnerability issues in Google Chrome. I post here some of the links: 

http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210300297

http://www.techytuts.com/internet/serious-security-issues-with-google-chrome-exploit.html

http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/03/google-chrome-security-vulnerability/

Google Chrome was one of the most awaited browser. In a very short span of time it has become quite popular. But the security issues that raised in just the first week of the release was a serious concern. The later version of the browser will probably not have those vulnerabilities. In overall, its predictable that Google Chrome is going to be one of the most popular browser in near future. 

X Server problem in Ubuntu Server 8.4

As, I mentioned in my earilier post, (http://yogidilip.blogspot.com/2008/09/ubuntu-server-as-virtual-machine-on-xp.html#links) I installed a virtual Ubuntu Server 8.04 on my XP. Now the problem is that I cannot run startx in Ubuntu. Whenever I type the command it gives me some error:

 error X: cannot stat /etc/X11/X (No such file or directory), aborting. ...Unable to connect to X Server.

I don't know what's goin on? I am trying to figure out this problem. Once I got the solution, I will post it here. Any suggestions or solutions is highly appreciated.

thanks,

Antivirus XP 2008 License Agreement REMOVAL

Oh my God! it took me one complete day to figure out what the hell is "Antivirus XP 2008 License Agreement" popup and remove  it.  Everytime I boot my computer a popup would pop up asking me to install the Antivirus XP 2008. Further, there would be a big warning message in my desktop stating that my computer has been infected and I need to install some anti spyware software (see the image in the preivous post). 

I did a little bit research in this and found that "Antivirus XP 2008" popup was a fake popup and all those messages about my computer infection were fake and were displayed so as to convince me to buy the Antivirus XP 2008 anti-spyware software. I tried a number of anti-spyware software and finally a sofware named "Malewarebyte's Antimalware", a freeware, helped me remove it. This software did an excellent job in removing all of the infected files and registry keys. Now my computer acts as normal and I am happy. 

Instructions to remove "Antivirus XP 2008 License Agreement"

--> Go to the page

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-removal/remove-antivirus-xp-2008

--> Download the Anti-Malware tool

--> Scan your computer with the tool.

-->The tool will find all the malware's and trojans. The scan screen will look something like this:

-->Delete all the infected files and restart the computer. 

--> Now if everything goes well, you should be free from the malware and the pop up screen for "Antivirus XP 2008 License Agreement" should not show up. 

The complete instruction on using the malware byte is in the above link.

Thanks

Adware.CWSIEFeats detected

I was surfing internet yesterday and somehow an adware named Adware.CWSIEFeats got installed in my computer. I immediately came to know about it because it changed my desktop background. My desktop background looked like something shown in the image. 

Then I ran my Symantec Antivirus and scaned the whole system. The scan found a couple of adware with the name mentioned above.  

Then I googled it and found the symantec response page for the adware; http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2004-120817-5800-99&tabid=2

. I manually deleted those .exe files from my computer and then restarted the computer. After that the background screen is gone but still my computer does not acts normal. Especially if anyhow I launch the IE..the computer freezes and I have to manually restart the computer. At this point, I guess its because of the registry keys the adware has added in my system. I am yet to figure out this and completely slove the problem. Any suggestions and solutions is highly recommended. 

The symantec removal page for this adware is; http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2004-120817-5800-99&tabid=3

thanks

Ubuntu Server as a Virtual Machine on XP

From a long time I was planning to install a Virtual Server on my Dell Laptop (with XP). It took me a long time to which VM should I load on. Finally, last week I ended up with installing Ubuntu Server 8.0. Sequentillay I;

• downloaded Vmware Server from http://www.vmware.com/download/server/
  
• registered on the same page and obtained a free serial number for the VMware Server.
• downloaded the Ubuntu Server from http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
• installed the VMware Server.
• Created a Virtual Machine in VMWare Server.
• Edited the boot options in the virtual machine to be booted by the iso image rather then the cd.
• started the virtual machine and everything works as charm.

thanks,
I will post the snapshots of this story very soon. :)