Attention Streamyx Users! Virus Attack!

[ftzone]

To all streamyx users:

To whom it may concern,

It has come to my attention that the following O/S is effected:

1. Windows 2000 / XP Home Edition or Professional
no service pack or service pack 1

and you are using streamyx broadband internet.

when you first start your computer and once you are connected to the streamyx DNS servers (202.188.0.133 or 202.188.1.5) your operating system software will be infected with virus. the first file to be infected is the lsass.exe file.

symptoms:
1. Computer forced to shutdown via NTauthority malfunction.
2. Your command prompt (cmd.exe) & task manager (taskmgr.exe) is un-useable. It will automatically closed once you try to start the application.
3. You are unable to suft the internet using any type of browsers.
4. Your network connection to the internet stays connected and data is transferring. However, you are unable to ping other internet sites or computer outside your own network.

solution:
unplug your modem/router.
install windows o/s with latest service packs.
install McAfee antivirus with latest patch.
turn on firewall.
plug back your modem/router
configure it
finally and hopefully all goes well.

This doesn't effect computers which is already protected by the latest antivirus programs and updated with service pack 2 (windows xp pro)


Hope this information helps.

 

[si|verfish]

You have any legit source for that?

 

[ftzone]

yes.

my home computer, my brother-in law computer, several of my friends computer including one notebook of the technician from streamyx. all at different locations.

you'll get infected as soon as you are connected to the internet via streamyx. it doesn't matter if you have started surfing the internet or not... it infects your lsass.exe file as soon as you are connected to the DNS server.

all using dynamic ip addressing. for fixed ip enterprise user currently no problem detected so far.

 

[si|verfish]

I've checked TMNet Streamyx's website and they didn't put up anything about that. What's the date of the incidents?

 

[ftzone]

duh.... they wouldn't know until someone complain... they wouldn't know until their whole network is down. remember their server got DDOS attack in 199x? after few days only they know what the hell was happening.

anyway, the problem was detected early last month. when my brother-in law computer crashed. I re-formatted the computer with fresh windows XP pro service pack 1 and got connected to the internet. but it soon displays the symptoms i've mentioned earlier in this post. believe or not is up to you.

you can test by doing the following: assuming the computer connects directly via the modem.
Use a fresh windows xp pro without any antivirus program.
Connect to the internet via streamyx... but you don't surf any website just yet... wait for 10minutes...
you try to do the following...
-Start-Run type "CMD" press Enter Key.
Your command prompt will not be able to run.
Next...
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del key.. the Task Manager will not run.


Location by far detected with this problem:
Bukit Mertajam, Lunas, Prai & Butterworth.

 

[si|verfish]

Duh...well, I assume if it's such a serious problem, someone, you for example, would have made the report to them. Have you not? It would be more effective for you to notify them and them to make a public announcement than for you to spread the word by yourself.

This is not to doubt you but to verify the problem, you don't have to go defensive. As you would know, there are plenty of hoaxes reharding virus attacks and what not.

Anyway, I'm already running Win XP Pro with SP2, so I assume I'm safe then by your reports.

 

[shinchan]

what ftzone said is correct..
i myself experienced it also..

once updated with SP2 , no more this problem..

 

[si|verfish]

Then why haven't TMNet been notified? Or have they?

 

[K_Takuya]

Isass.exe is not a new virus. i encounter it last year or last 2 years if not mistaken. make sure u have latest patch of antivirus, or download specified "virus removal tools". then start ur computer in safe mode. the issass.exe wont execute in safe mode. scan or use the tool to clean the virus in the safe mode. problem solved!

 

[si|verfish]

So it is old news then? Just that people still have problems with it because they haven't bothered to update their Windows.

 

[K_Takuya]

Silverfish,

Yup maybe. and some of them dont even update thier antivirus..let alone malicious spywares...

 

[fable_faiz]

i kena oredi
damn

 

[szekeiemme]

er...i tot is my connection prob.. means it is connected.. n theres no data moving.. n i can connect msn or surf...n wut i did was..dc n connect back n everythings fine..? or i tak kena? i tried de start - run - dms den it come out de black screen wif de thing like de 1 shud type comman thingy.. so means im ok?

 

[QiW]

i oso kena liauu .. reformat 2 times .. KNNCCB .. now using service pack 2 .. so far so good laa ..
the symptoms mentioned are correct .. except mine even worse .. it started to corrupt my files .. i totally lost alot of stuff laaa .. hailatt gila babi laaaaa
btw .. how many ppl here actually using LEGIT copies of windows ?? hehehehe .. using pirated one are not advisable to go download any updates laa .. i tried that .. and when i rebooted after installing new updates ... scandisk started to erase my files .. gila babi again hailattt !!!! so reformat .. and i made sure the auto update was OFF ...

 

[sonictheory]

any idea how to upgrade to to SP2 in not legal way ar...coz last time i buy 1 ori...but then after buy new one cannot transfer also..

 

[si|verfish]

i oso kena liauu .. reformat 2 times .. KNNCCB .. now using service pack 2 .. so far so good laa ..
the symptoms mentioned are correct .. except mine even worse .. it started to corrupt my files .. i totally lost alot of stuff laaa .. hailatt gila babi laaaaa
btw .. how many ppl here actually using LEGIT copies of windows ?? hehehehe .. using pirated one are not advisable to go download any updates laa .. i tried that .. and when i rebooted after installing new updates ... scandisk started to erase my files .. gila babi again hailattt !!!! so reformat .. and i made sure the auto update was OFF ...

????????????

Dude, that is seriously not right.

Microsoft and Windows Update won't do that (deleting files I mean).

In fact, you can still use Windows Update to get critical updates (security patches, bug fixes, etc.). They just don't let you download additional software and stuff.

Mine's pirated and I'm running SP2 and everything is fine. You can even bypass the Windows Genuine Validation at the Windows Update site with some hacks.

 

[QiW]

ya ka ??? hmmmm .. sorry laa .. me computer idiot .. hehehehe .. but thats what exactly hapened to me laaa ... damm kow suey laa .. maybe kena gila babi virus laaa .. using norton (updated to date of coz) ... no virus or whatsoever detected oso laa .. any good anti virus recoomendations ?? i oso using zonealarm ..
maybe i will try to update the SP2 later see how laa .. hopefully it doesnt fuck up my PC again laaaaaa .. hahahahahaa

 

[K_Takuya]

Try using AVG antivirus,Sygate Personal Firewall,Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy. Have this all installed in ur pc. should be fine.

 

[ftzone]

Duh...well, I assume if it's such a serious problem, someone, you for example, would have made the report to them. Have you not? It would be more effective for you to notify them and them to make a public announcement than for you to spread the word by yourself.

This is not to doubt you but to verify the problem, you don't have to go defensive. As you would know, there are plenty of hoaxes reharding virus attacks and what not.

Anyway, I'm already running Win XP Pro with SP2, so I assume I'm safe then by your reports.

taikor... i already called tmnet hotline and inform them already.. that was like 1 week ago... by far I do not see any action taken yet...
whatever it is.. i'm here to inform users of the possible harm & not to debate or proof anything to you.

so i got disclaimer:
This is only my findings. This information may be useful or otherwise to you. If you have doubts.. please just ignore this post!

 

[-fRëɧt¥£3R-]

i jus got hit by the same thing today..i restored by computer to sum restore point before..and its ok now..but its not gonna last..
i work at the call center, and so far no calls have been logged yet, but thers rumours, thers these virus going on..