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Guest RM-admin
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OS: Win2000SrvSP4 single domain/DC XPProSP2 and Win2KPro clients

 

Issue: under services there is a service called XPenvironment resdiding at

c:\winnt\system32\microsoft\protect\s-1-5-18\userx\services.exe

/name:"XPenvironment"

 

/start:"environment.exe" but it is not actual path, so it cannot be started

 

Event Type: Error

Event Source: Service Control Manager

Event Category: None

Event ID: 7000

Date: 11/27/2007

Time: 2:19:43 PM

User: N/A

Computer: VADER

Description:

The XPenvironment service failed to start due to the following error:

The system cannot find the path specified.

 

 

 

Cannot find any reference to this service online.

What is this service and is it needed?

Is this a MS service or an exploit?

What steps are needed to correct or remove this service (presently disabled)?

Is this why AD is not showing XP asynchronous logon?

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Guest Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk
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Re: XPenvironment??

 

RM-admin wrote:

> OS: Win2000SrvSP4 single domain/DC XPProSP2 and Win2KPro clients

> Issue: under services there is a service called XPenvironment resdiding at

> c:\winnt\system32\microsoft\protect\s-1-5-18\userx\services.exe

> /name:"XPenvironment"

> /start:"environment.exe" but it is not actual path, so it cannot be started

 

You mean that there is no files left in location that is shown above?

> Event Type: Error

> Event Source: Service Control Manager

> Event Category: None

> Event ID: 7000

> Date: 11/27/2007

> Time: 2:19:43 PM

> User: N/A

> Computer: VADER

> Description:

> The XPenvironment service failed to start due to the following error:

> The system cannot find the path specified.

> Cannot find any reference to this service online.

> What is this service and is it needed?

> Is this a MS service or an exploit?

 

AFAIC this seems to be some malware entries.

> What steps are needed to correct or remove this service (presently disabled)?

 

To remove a service you must find its subkey located in registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services and delete it.

At the end delete all files from the disk - if there are any left. ;-)

Before making any changes with services I advice to make a backup of the

registry - for instance using free utility ERUNT.

> Is this why AD is not showing XP asynchronous logon?

 

IMO this is not the cause.

 

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Regards

Arkadiusz 'Black Fox' Artyszuk


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