Re: Possible New Sasser Variant

Check the following registry setting.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr

Value set to 1 disables TaskManager
Value set to 0 enables TaskManager




Syklops wrote:

>Hi Guys,
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>I work in Technical support for BT Yahoo Broadband and had a call from a =
>guy who appeared to have the sasser, the system was shutting down when =
>trying to access websites, and I attempted to fix the problem using =
>CTRL+ALT+DEL and kill the lsasss process, however, when I do that, Task =
>Manager does not appear. I get an egg-timer for about a second and it =
>disappears. A quick google did not find me mention of a variant of =
>sasser which killer Task Manager.=20
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>Have I found a new variant, or is this already known?
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>Cheers
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>-A-
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