why is my computer connecting to skynet? is it a virus or other type of malware?

Question

i recently ran a "netstat" command on my windows xp system, and saw some connections to "Iron.Skynet". well Iron is my Computers Name, but ive not come across the name "Skynet" on my system before.

Worried that i had a malware or virus infection, i did a search of the filesystem for "skynet" and didnt find anything, but then i did a search in the registry for "Skynet" and found the following: in the branch named: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\ theres a value named "DhcpDomain" and its value is "Skynet"

does anyone know what this is all about? should i be worried? ive run various virus scanners and none of them found anything.

Answer 1

Skynet is a rootkit, not good. It is difficult to detect and remove.

1. Download and run Stubware http://www.thestubware.com/malware_removal/skynet/

After you have rebooted to remove the skynet driver with Stubware, download and run MBAM, do a full system scan, when it is done scanning, allow it to remove anything it finds.

2 . Download, install and Update MBAM twice, then scan. http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html

MBAM Does Not provide Active protection, it only scans when you run it.

Stubware does provide active protection if you wish, if you do not want it, remove stubware after it has removed skynet, use add/remove programs.

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