VNC.exe disappears

[Alex Pelts]

This appears to be some sort of trojan behavior. Normal vnc does not do 
this.

Mark Mazzitello wrote:
> James -
> 
> I came across this discussion thread while searching for info related to
> this issue.  I signed up for the discussion list but I could not figure
> out how to continue or add to an existing discussion thread.
> 
> *	I am having exactly the same issue as described below.  I have
> no antivirus or anti-spyware software on my PC at all (or if there is it
> does not show in All Programs, C:\Program Files, Services, Task Manager,
> or the registry).
> *	The issue of the vncviewer.exe file disappearing as soon as it
> is launched does NOT happen in Windows safe mode.
> *	I have Windows XP sp2 with Internet Explorer v6 on an IBM T43
> Thinkpad PC.
> 
> 
> If you or anyone on the discussion list has any ideas on how I can
> figure out what is causing the vncviewer.exe executable to disappear as
> soon as it is executed please pass along.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> 
> VNC.exe disappears
> 
> James Weatherall jnw "at" realvnc.com
> Fri Feb 23 09:37:00 2007
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> ________________________________
> 
> Jane,
> 
> It sounds like you're running an anti-virus program on the computer that
> has
> mis-detected vncviewer.exe as viral and removed it.  This seems to be
> surprisingly common, even amongst the reputable AV software products.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com
>> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Jane Frasier
>> Sent: 22 February 2007 20:47
>> To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
>> Cc: Joe Zibrick
>> Subject: VNC.exe disappears
>>
>> We have the viewer installed on a number of computers and in the last
>> week we have had a number of instances where the vncviewer.exe has
>> disappeared. It is not in the recycle bin and there is nothing in the
>> Eventviewer pointing at it being uninstalled. The other 2 files remain
>> in the vnc4 folder. The users of these computers would not have a clue
>> how to delete that file on purpose and would have no reason to.
>>
>> Does anyone know why this happening and how it can be
>> prevented? It has
>> happened more than once at one location this week.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jane Frasier
>> Software Support Specialist
>> Jefferson County (CO) Public Library
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