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Virus on FTP server

Virus
I found a virus on the ftp site while looking for rom editing tools.
I don't remember exactly which folder/directory I downloaded it from but it was xdrit.exe or xdarit.exe. Search your harddrive and delete if you recently downloaded rom editing tools.
This virus is launched by clicking the .exe file, after executing the virus loads a sound file that plays a stupid laugh in mediaplayer, it copies 2 files into your startup folder, prompts you with a text telling you that you have been infected and to reboot to save yourself or some b.s. like that, so when you reboot it executes itself from your windows startup folder.
Check your startup folder and delete! if you get it.
It did delete my ntldr. and a couple of other files, had to do a repair with my windows cd.
Antivirus did not detect it! It looks to be a simple script from some moron script kitty!
Anyway I am up and running again with no loss to speak of but a little time.
Found the text file, this is the message in it:
Hello! upon reading this message your computer is starting to shutdown
Your Data Link Library is going to destroy, all your files say goddbye...
Did you know that some programs are cute and stealth like this, amazing isn't it...
ARE YOU READY TO THIS DISASTER!!!
Very Important Reason Unless Shutdown

Hi,
I can't find a file on our ftp with a name that looks like what you specified.
If someone knows the exact name or finds the file please let me or a moderator know and we'll remove it.
Greetz,
Flar

I just assume everything on the FTP site is suspect now. There have been too many virus attacks lately, especially after last weeks slashdotting over the iPhone skin. Most are just malicious scripts that your virus scanner will ignore.

Hi guys thought I'd post this warning maybe one of you can delete the file.
I downloaded and run it, it deleted my boot information, replaced windows files and deleted most exe files.
Unfortunately I cannot access the ftp server at the moment, but it was an installer for windows live for pocketpc.
Hope no one else has this problem...

SAME HERE!!!!!
/Uploads/Temp/Install_WLM.exe is a virus.... Thank god it happened to me at work and I could take a new pc from shelf, but seriously GET RID of that file!

Thanks for the warning and sorry that it happened to you.
As stated the FTP uploads is open and anybody can put anything on it, we seem to have a few board people around that think they are clever.
I have had a look for something that reads like what you posted but had no luck. So based on that I need bit more help to find and delete that file.

Ok its gone. Thanks for the file name, you managed to post before me.

Thanks, I just hope the other Install WLM exe's are clean, I've seen a few around on the FTP.
As long as no one has to go through what I did!

do you know what the filesize was? maybe we can compare to the others and find the malicious ones...

Afraid not, maybe MDAIIIUser knows, if he deleted the one in the temp dir?
Saying that, I know the cab of WLM is good, so if you really wanted to, you could get rid of all the Install WML .exe's? Better safe than sorry...

virus
it's also hidden as 'Limewire Pro real' or something similar, almost got caught out!

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Hi Guys,
there was also a virus thread in the BA section, i merged it with this one to get a better overview.
Greetz,
Flar

i had deleted the limewire one the other day off the FTP... it was one of those files that just didnt belong...

Virus Heaven
I too made the mistake of downloading a damn Virus form the FTP Site yesterday!
Worse thing was.. I was the one who posted the CLEAN version of the install_WLM.exe file!
So.. I decided to repost my threaded apps to my own website. www.web4malta.com/xda-developers/windowslive-ppc2005_arm.rar
Sorry guys but the FTP free-for-all access has to stop!
I dont know what hosting you guys have, however.. I would like to make a suggestion!
CHANGE THE DAMN UPLOAD LOGIN AND PASSWORD..............
Make a thread... FTP uploads...
Get people to post stuff onto there...
every day or so let an admin (or designate a few volunteers!) to move stuff from the attachments folder to the correct place on the FTP site.
or JUST LEAVE THE DAMN STUFF ATTACHED!
We will then know who is posting crap!
The Rom "guru's" should all have a more "higher" level of FTP anyhows.. Mamiach, Xplode, Logout ETC...
They can post stuff onto their bit of the FTP if needed...
Xda developers is becoming a place that is know for Trashed FTP sites, and Virus's in every second download... Something really needs to be done!
And I KNOW this post is harsh... But hey.. we all appreciate that none of get paid for doing what we do with PPC's and we all have Real Jobs... However.. It just infuriates me that someone has found a way to (insert 4 letter word beginning with F here)-up the FTP site OVER AND OVER again!
I just go through now and delete stuff off it, If i know its a virus.. or rename it to THIS-IS-A-VIRUS.exe The problem is the "free for all" uploading scheme,... Nice in an ideal world..Stoopid in this one!
Juggs.

i agree we need to look a this issue urgently....this has to stop.

Some stalkers wants to makes us down!!!
i lost all my files, i've downloaded a file from ftp site and i dont know what happens next. i think what can we do about it? can we possibly change the rules in xda-developers? Thanks to all of the software developers here by the way.

And another one bites the dust!
maskrider2001 said:
i lost all my files, i've downloaded a file from ftp site and i dont know what happens next. i think what can we do about it? can we possibly change the rules in xda-developers? Thanks to all of the software developers here by the way.
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I have been inundated with Emails from people....
Another person just posted that they lost their machine due to infected files yesterday!
Admins. I Implore you do do something about this... Just shut the Uploads section off.. change the passwords.. move everything into a subfolder and post a great big README.txt file in the FTP root!
There must be something you can do before more people lose their PC's !

Theres not much of a way to keep the FTP site open access and stop bad people. I guess the best way would be to have each user account used for FTP access also, with guest users not being able to upload.
A more complex system might be to somehow acquire virtual machine software and an old pc, having someone run each new exe thats added to the FTP site and checking for any malicious activity, classifying it as virus or not. Since most of these viruses are little scripts that some F*** comes up with, I believe most of the antivirus software doesnt pick it up (avast sure didnt!).
Then you could have the fun of creating a database with file info and banning every new user who attempts to upload a virus.
Anyone with me for an over complicated solution?!

Juggles said:
Admins. I Implore you do do something about this... Just shut the Uploads section off.. change the passwords.. move everything into a subfolder and post a great big README.txt file in the FTP root!
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We have 2 threads on this subject, a wiki page explaining what is open and what is shut.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_FTP_Site
Common sense tells everybody that they need to be careful with what they execute if they have downloaded it form the internet. and and and.
At the moment we have 2 choices, have a ftp or not have a ftp.
Sure we could have a login system,
we could have a person that verifies the files,
we could have a change control process.
Fact is this is not a commercial site in as a few if any of us get paid for being here or typing what ever you are reading now.
So as you see we are bound, bound by donations, bound by infrastructure needs, bound by support requirements that can't be met.
Now if anybody wants to commit to being a FTP admin, to being on line at least 2 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (like or users) to verifying that every file is what it says it is, works and has a readme.txt added to (as requested), I will be MORE than happy to give them the FTP password. Oh did I mention that you have to do this for free ???.
If this is not the case then we all have to wait until the donation system and the advertisements generate enough revenue for hire that person and buy the needed software.
With that though in mind.... (donations)

i volunteer to sort help man/mod/whatever u need me to do with the ftp (or anything else for that matter, I've just finished my exams so i have free time again

Password-protected folders

Ive searched hi and low, and cant seem to find a simple program to store private documents (pics, texts, vids etc) in a password protected folder, on my N95 you could simply add a password to the zip archives but cant do this on the touch hd!
Every program ive found either costs £30+ or just isnt user-friendly, any advice or could someone point me in the right directon!!
Thanx in advance!

FreeOTFE4PDA
Free disk encryption software for PCs and PDAs
http://www.freeotfe.org/screenshots_pda.html

yeah ive got that one but found it difficult to import and export files to/from my memory card. lol to be honest, right after i posted this thread, like a mug i realised that winzip on the touch hd does actually allow you to add passwords. although that does mean u might be waiting for a while for a file to extract, obviously with respect to its size! oh well

password protect aplication
is did what your looking forits not myn
credits to defeloper
MOD EDIT: tnyynt: Please do not post Warez. Attachment removed. Be warned!

sitaniace said:
is did what your looking forits not myn
credits to defeloper
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How does it work? When i launch it it asks me for a password. But i don't know which one to insert.

new user

I just bought this phone and I have no idea where to begin. Salesperson was not sure either, so my question is 1) bought memeory card 1g, and was able to store 15 songs, but when I try to sync more it says not enough memory and to delete old files for storage. Okay how do you do that and I was told that 1g card will let me store bout 200 songs, hmmm. Next, browsing enternet explorer, says to close previous pages, like how? I just use it for pleasure, pics, music... but thus far having problems with it all, should i return it before my 14 days are up? Any help will be appreciated, yall!!!

sheeky2 said:
I just bought this phone and I have no idea where to begin. Salesperson was not sure either, so my question is 1) bought memeory card 1g, and was able to store 15 songs, but when I try to sync more it says not enough memory and to delete old files for storage. Okay how do you do that and I was told that 1g card will let me store bout 200 songs, hmmm. Next, browsing enternet explorer, says to close previous pages, like how? I just use it for pleasure, pics, music... but thus far having problems with it all, should i return it before my 14 days are up? Any help will be appreciated, yall!!!
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for web browsing download opera or skyfire cause internet explorer sucks

sheeky2 said:
I just bought this phone and I have no idea where to begin. Salesperson was not sure either, so my question is 1) bought memeory card 1g, and was able to store 15 songs, but when I try to sync more it says not enough memory and to delete old files for storage. Okay how do you do that and I was told that 1g card will let me store bout 200 songs, hmmm. Next, browsing enternet explorer, says to close previous pages, like how? I just use it for pleasure, pics, music... but thus far having problems with it all, should i return it before my 14 days are up? Any help will be appreciated, yall!!!
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First off welcome to the forum. Second, before you do anything, if you're not sure if you want to keep the phone, you should do some reading before you do any type of alteration or modifications to it. The're is a ton of stuff you can do, and a lot of apps , programs , etc. I hope you didn't spend too much money for that 1g card , cause with a 6.1 rom you can use up to 16gb card. The problem with the reg 6.0 rom is that is full of crap, the only reason is telling you to close previous pages is that you're running out of ram memory, I had the same problem when I first got the phone, but the difference with me is that I bought the phone with the notion that I was going to do a lot of initial work to get the phone where I wanted it to be.
E.G. I got a better rom right away, it took 4 different flashes to find the one I liked, I got a better web browser (opera mini) and did a lot of reading , on how to do all sorts of stuff and learn how to make it my own. Now I got a ton of nice stuff running on my phone. I got a lot of help from a lot of good people here. There's a lot of valuable info on all of the stickies on the top of the main page. SEARCH is your friend. You got to remember that this phone didn't come out yesterday, so if you decide to keep the phone , there's a 99.999 percent chance that someone already asked any question that you might have, so that's why we encourage everyone to search before making threads with stupid questions, that only takes minutes to find an answer. If you still don't find the right answer, you will find the proper thread to ask it. If you decide to keep the phone, ther's a million apps to get, a better music player, video player , weather apps , games , ringtones , automatic wallpaper changer, file changer , change your font , color of such font , backup software, the list goes on and on. Anyways good luck, and I hope my time will help you make a choice.

sheeky2 said:
I just bought this phone and I have no idea where to begin. Salesperson was not sure either, so my question is 1) bought memeory card 1g, and was able to store 15 songs, but when I try to sync more it says not enough memory and to delete old files for storage. Okay how do you do that and I was told that 1g card will let me store bout 200 songs, hmmm. Next, browsing enternet explorer, says to close previous pages, like how? I just use it for pleasure, pics, music... but thus far having problems with it all, should i return it before my 14 days are up? Any help will be appreciated, yall!!!
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1) Use the search option here on XDA or Google. I am sure you can find answers for 99.9% of the queries you might have. And if you can not find them at first, you need to try different wording also.
2) Are you sure you are storing them on the memory card and not on the phone memory? How big are the songs? If you rip songs from a CD you might have files that are too big. If you bought a new memory card it should be clean and without anything else, unless you also stored videos, pictures and what not. Something is not 100% clear here. You say you stored 15 songs on the memory card, but then you don't know how to delete them?
3) Don't use Internet Explorer. I use skyfire, its a great browser and I suggest you get it also.

roloracer said:
automatic wallpaper changer
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What automatic wallpaper changer?

uansari1 said:
What automatic wallpaper changer?
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Never heard of this awesome app?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459276

roloracer said:
Never heard of this awesome app?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=459276
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Looks cool... would be even sweeter if it integrated with Basehue.
I'll give it a go anyway.

uansari1 said:
Looks cool... would be even sweeter if it integrated with Basehue.
I'll give it a go anyway.
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Yeah I love it 'cause I have like 600+ wallpapers on my sd card , so instead of browsing thru them to get one , I make theme packs with them to work with the WPC, place the packs on the WPC wallpaper directory, and the WPC does the rest.

New to Windows Phone

Hi all, as the title states, I'm new to the windows phone fam. I just found this place and it seems to be an awesome source for all kinds of things. I'm just a little overwhelmed with all the different things available. I want to do a few things with my phone (like different themes and apps) but have no idea how to even go about installing them on the phone. I tried to find somewhere that said how to add them but no luck. Is there a previous thread here that shows how to go about adding apps from this website onto the phone?
Also, I know that the tilt 2 comes with a built-in youtube viewer but I can't find it for the life of me. Does anyone know if ATT took it off the phone or am I just not looking in the right spots?
Thanks in advance, hope to learn a lot from everyone.

Welcome!
The best starting place is the 'read first' thread. It'll point you to the search feature (works very well) and the Wiki, where useful info a plenty can be found.
The link for youtube viewer is in the \Windows folder, just copy the link (it's a .lnk file) from there to somewhere in your \Windows\StartMenu\Programs folder.

Thanks for your help, got it to work just fine!

[Q] .hpimage.vfs on root of sd card ?

I swear I did search first, even did a few general Google searches. Ultimately figured I'd try here.
So, my SD card is down to 500mb. I'm trying to clear up some space, and notice a file on the root of the card called .HPIMAGE.VFS. It's about 150mb. I tried to open it with root explorer, but it won't open it. So I long press on it and select 'open as text file', and root explorer force closes.
I Google searched, and found really random and confusing search results for it that made no sense to me.Thought I'd ask here If anyone has ever seen it, or familiar with it. I wanna delete it, but not if Android needs it. Oh, and when I plugged into a pc in mass storage/disk drive to try to open and inspect it, it doesn't show up on my card at all! That's the real kicker
I have no idea what it is and sure as hell don't remember ever downloading something like that.
If anyone knows anything about what this could be, or understands it, please let me know. It'd be much appreciated. Thank you.

Scott,
Do you happen to have (or have used that card in) a HP all-in-one printer? The .HPIMAGE.VFS file is a collection of thumbnails generated by the printer. That way when you put the card in the printer, it doesn't have to re-do the thumbnails and slow down scrolling through the pictures.
If you are not worried about the thumbnails (since the printer will regenerate the file), you can go ahead and remove it from your SD card. There is also an option in the preferences menu of the printer to stop the thumbnails from being generated.
Hope this helps.
scottspa74 said:
I swear I did search first, even did a few general Google searches. Ultimately figured I'd try here.
So, my SD card is down to 500mb. I'm trying to clear up some space, and notice a file on the root of the card called .HPIMAGE.VFS. It's about 150mb. I tried to open it with root explorer, but it won't open it. So I long press on it and select 'open as text file', and root explorer force closes.
I Google searched, and found really random and confusing search results for it that made no sense to me.Thought I'd ask here If anyone has ever seen it, or familiar with it. I wanna delete it, but not if Android needs it. Oh, and when I plugged into a pc in mass storage/disk drive to try to open and inspect it, it doesn't show up on my card at all! That's the real kicker
I have no idea what it is and sure as hell don't remember ever downloading something like that.
If anyone knows anything about what this could be, or understands it, please let me know. It'd be much appreciated. Thank you.
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Nivron, thanks so much man. I knew if I posted this here, at xda, someone far more tech savvy than myself would have some idea. Yeah, the search results I got did appear to indicate something about HP printer, and thumbnails, but also seemed to indicate a lot of confused people. (Like myself). I couldn't think of a time I used a printer (if in fact it was related to that). But your post jogged my memory enough that now I do remember I did exactly that on Halloween. Thanks so much man.
And toast, since it turns out this is entirely unrelated to Android or winmo, and by extension, xda, please feel free to delete. I love xda.
Again, thank you.

Glad you figured it out! XDA is a great place for info, indeed!

nivron said:
Scott,
Do you happen to have (or have used that card in) a HP all-in-one printer? The .HPIMAGE.VFS file is a collection of thumbnails generated by the printer. That way when you put the card in the printer, it doesn't have to re-do the thumbnails and slow down scrolling through the pictures.
If you are not worried about the thumbnails (since the printer will regenerate the file), you can go ahead and remove it from your SD card. There is also an option in the preferences menu of the printer to stop the thumbnails from being generated.
Hope this helps.
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thanx nivron....that damn file was occupying almost 800 mb on my card.....ur reply helped me get rid of it peacefully!