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RE: virus restarting machines


From: "Shenk, Jerry A" <jshenk () decommunications com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:00:04 -0500

If you have enough logging turned on, you can track down what started
the process id associated with the process the shut down.  You might try
looking into any files starting with GL on your machine....maybe it's
part of an accounting application or something.

-----Original Message-----
From: adrian_smith () live com [mailto:adrian_smith () live com]
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 2:44 AM
To: incidents () securityfocus com
Subject: virus restarting machines

anyone has ever experienced this kind of problem, probably due to
virus/spyware, causing server and pc to reboot ( wondows2003)... i post
the message i've found in log:"The process GL_<random_number>.exe has
initiated the restart of computer SERVER on behalf of user NT
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM for the following reason: No title for this reason
could be foundReason Code: 0x0Shutdown Type: restart" thx

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