Re: Something weird going on

"Ken" <shaba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Anyone know what this file "pdkhost.exe" is?

I think I may be partialy infected with a trojan.

NAV 2009 caught a URL redirector and killed it but all of a sudden
Windows Update is blocked. ZoneAlarm popped up an access warning for
pdkhost.exe. I hit DENY so I think all is fairly well right now but
what the hell is going on?

CK

I can't find any info on it, but it is a non-standard file. If it exists
in System or System32 then run some malware checkers (e.g.,
Spybot, Adaware, etc) and try one or more 3rd party online
anti-virus utilities. If no problems are reported, try renaming the
file (safer than deleting it). If still no problems, send the original
file to Norton for analysis.


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