| Port No | 60068 |
| Service Name | Win32.TheThing |
| RFC Doc | 0 |
| Protocol | TCP |
| Description | This memory-resident backdoor malware is a component of TROJ_HOTKEYHOOK. It opens a port 1025 where it allows a remote user to issue commands for it to execute on its affected machine. |
| Reference Link | Win32.TheThing |
| Attack | Solution: This procedure terminates the running malware process from memory. You will need the name(s) of the file(s) detected earlier. Open Windows Task Manager. On Windows 95, 98, or ME systems, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE On Windows NT/2000/XP systems, press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC, and click the Processes tab. In the list of running programs*, locate the malware file or files detected earlier. Select one of the detected files, then press either the End Task or the End Process button, depending on the version of Windows on your system. Do the same for all detected malware files in the list of running processes. To check if the malware process has been terminated, close Task Manager, and then open it again. Close Task Manager. NOTE: On systems running Windows 9x5, 98, or ME, Task Manager may not show certain processes. You may use a third party process viewer to terminate the malware process. Otherwise, continue with the next procedure, noting additional instructions. |
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