I have been doing research on one of the latest problems with all microsoft products but with little success. it appears that someone or some system is infecting and rooting all types of windows boxes. no one really knows how or by what method this is bieng done by. But virus and worm have been rulled out. here is more information on the matter if you dont allready have it. http://www.techtv.com/news/security/story/0,24195,3398556,00.html but my question is i have found one of the files in my system in zipeed files that have not been updated in 6 months the file name is WS_ftp and here is the source hope some of this helps.. [Ipswitch] HOST=ftp.ipswitch.com UID=anonymous [WS_FTP Pro Patches] HOST=ftp.ipswitch.com UID=anonymous DIR=/Ipswitch/Product_Support/WS_FTP_Pro [WS_FTP16] HOST=ftp1.ipswitch.com UID=anonymous DIR=/pub/win3 [WS_FTP32] HOST=ftp1.ipswitch.com UID=anonymous DIR=/pub/win32 [UK Winsock Archive] HOST=ftp.demon.co.uk UID=anonymous DIR=/pub/ibmpc/winsock/apps [WinQVT/Net] HOST=biochemistry.cwru.edu UID=anonymous [Trumpet Winsock DLL] HOST=ftp.trumpet.com.au UID=anonymous DIR=/ftp/pub/winsock [Trumpet News Reader] HOST=ftp.trumpet.com.au UID=anonymous DIR=/ftp/pub/wintrump [AOL] HOST=ftp.aol.com UID=anonymous DIR=/waol/WindowsBeta [X500] HOST=naic.nasa.gov UID=anonymous DIR=/software/windows-dua [WSGopher] HOST=dewey.tis.inel.gov UID=anonymous DIR=/pub/wsgopher [Games] HOST=ftp.uwp.edu UID=anonymous DIR=/pub/msdos/games [CICA WinSock Files] HOST=ftp.cica.indiana.edu UID=anonymous DIR=/pub/pc/win3/winsock [QWS3270] HOST=ftp.ccs.queensu.ca UID=anonymous DIR=/pub/msdos/tcpip [CELLO] HOST=ftp.law.cornell.edu UID=anonymous DIR=/pub/LII/Cello [Eudora] HOST=ftp.qualcomm.com UID=anonymous DIR=/quest/windows/eudora [Finger] HOST=sparky.umd.edu UID=anonymous DIR=/pub/winsock [SunSite UNC] HOST=sunsite.unc.edu UID=anonymous DIR=/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock [SPRY-app2sock] HOST=ftp.spry.com UID=anonymous DIR=/vendor/spry [WinVN] HOST=ftp.ksc.nasa.gov UID=anonymous DIR=/pub/winvn [Mosaic] HOST=ftp.NCSA.uiuc.edu UID=anonymous DIR=/Web/Mosaic/Windows [OS2 Files] HOST=FTP-OS2.NMSU.EDU UID=anonymous [Microsoft] HOST=ftp.microsoft.com UID=anonymous [OAK Archives] HOST=oak.oakland.edu UID=anonymous DIR=/pub/msdos/lan [_config_] SESSION=ftp.angelfire.com VIEWER=notepad AUTOSTART=1 MAILADDR=guest@unknown [WSArchie] HOST=ftp.demon.co.uk UID=anonymous DIR=/pub/ibmpc/winsock/apps/wsarchie [ftp.angelfire.com] HOST=ftp.angelfire.com UID=/sk2/smokeyssite PWD=V35E4EE1F1B2CA24E66927D01C293C577966675AB3D73A5 DIR=/pub/win32 PASVMODE=0 TIMEOFFSET=0
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