Another new bug called Ping.exe -- PCTECH

Subject: Another new bug called Ping.exe
From: Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:28:41 -0500
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Has anybody run across a virus,bug,malware thing called PING.exe that
seems to take over a box by going up and down in size ?

I have a client pc that just begins to crawl after this "ping.exe" takes off.

You can end it and it reappears after a few minutes.

I have tried most of the popular anti-virus pc programs to remove it
with little success.

What ever it is got by a Sonicwall and a virus checker on the pc.

Any ideas before I have do a very long reload procedure on this
machine ?

There seems to be some relationship with this bug and a browser.(Firefox)

I can't tell you how much I hate these folks that do this for fun.

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Follow-Ups:

Re: Another new bug called Ping.exe , Chuck Lewis
Re: Another new bug called Ping.exe , John Jones
Re: Another new bug called Ping.exe , rob

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