Help needed with DiamondCS user research

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  1. Jason_DiamondCS

    Jason_DiamondCS Former DCS Moderator

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    We need to know if anyone has anything in a particular registry key found in Windows NT, 2000, XP and 2003, if you have any of those operating systems you could help by viewing the following registry key :-

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\

    And looking at the value for "AppInit_DLLs"

    To view the above registry key you need to load "regedit.exe", which you can run by clicking on the Start button, then Run, and typing in "regedit" without the quotes.

    We need this information for an upcoming security product and need to know if any "well used" applications use this functionality.

    Thanks in advance guys.

    -Jason-
     
  2. Pieter_Arntz

    Pieter_Arntz Spyware Veteran

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    Hi Jason,

    I exported the entire key so you can check if I got the right one:

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows]
    "DeviceNotSelectedTimeout"="15"
    "GDIProcessHandleQuota"=dword:00002710
    "Spooler"="yes"
    "swapdisk"=""
    "TransmissionRetryTimeout"="90"
    "USERProcessHandleQuota"=dword:00002710

    Win2k SP4 (Dutch version)

    HTH,

    Pieter
     
  3. Pilli

    Pilli Registered Member

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    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
    Defualt - REG_SZ - Value not set
    AppInit_DLLs - REG_SZ
    DeviceNoSelectedTimeout - Reg_SZ - 15
    GDIProcessHandQuota - REG_DWORD - 0x00002710 (10000)
    Spooler - REG_SZ - Yes
    swapdisk - REG-SZ -
    TransmissionTimeRetryTimeout - REG_SZ - 90
    USERProcessHandleQuota - REG_SZ - 0x00002710 (100000)
     
  4. DolfTraanberg

    DolfTraanberg Registered Member

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    Running W2000 Advanced Server SP4: no value set for AppInit_DLLs
    Dolf
     
  5. Bowserman

    Bowserman Infrequent Poster

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    Running Windows XP Home SP1, with all the current updates.

    See attached image :).

    Regards,
    Jade.
     

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  6. Paul Wilders

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    XP Pro SP1: see screem shot (no value).

    regards.

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  7. Bdiamond

    Bdiamond Registered Member

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    Using WinXP Home Edition 5.1.2600, SP 1

    The AppInit_DLL entry for the key is: FHook.dll

    Using a file search utility, I am not able to locate the dll file anywhere on my machine.

    Bdiamond
     
  8. Pieter_Arntz

    Pieter_Arntz Spyware Veteran

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    Hi Bdiamond,

    Are you using or did you ever use a program called SurfinShield?

    TIA,

    Pieter
     
  9. spy1

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    No value set here, either. Pete
     

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  10. Bdiamond

    Bdiamond Registered Member

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    Well, I don't remember precisely the name but it was, at least, very close to that. I do remember that it was an application from Finjan Software called SurfinGuard. There may well have been something called surfinshield associated with it.

    I no longer have the software; however, if it would really help, I could easily download SurfinGuard and take a look.

    Regards,

    Bdiamond

     
  11. Pieter_Arntz

    Pieter_Arntz Spyware Veteran

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    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows]
    "AppInit_DLLs"=""
    "DeviceNotSelectedTimeout"="15"
    "GDIProcessHandleQuota"=dword:00002710
    "Spooler"="yes"
    "swapdisk"=""
    "TransmissionRetryTimeout"="90"
    "USERProcessHandleQuota"=dword:00002710

    Windows XP SP1 (Dutch)
     
  12. snapdragin

    snapdragin Registered Member

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    XP-Home SP1
     

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  13. Dan Perez

    Dan Perez Retired Moderator

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    appinit value = umxsbxexw.dll

    dll is for Tiny Firewall
     
  14. Jason_DiamondCS

    Jason_DiamondCS Former DCS Moderator

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    Thanks everyone,

    Dan do you know what functionality exists in that DLL from Tiny, and why it would need to be in every process?

    -Jason-
     
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    I am running win. xp
     

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  16. sakharg

    sakharg Registered Member

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    I would post a screenshot, but it would be exactly the same as the one posted by bigc73542! Running Win XP SP1, no value set for the entry in question.
     
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