Microsoft KB Archive/323649

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The Istabm.exe Trojan File May Cause an Error Message in Windows XP

Article ID: 323649

Article Last Modified on 6/1/2002



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional



This article was previously published under Q323649

SYMPTOMS

You may receive the following error message:

istabm.exe has encountered a problem and must be closed. We apologize for the inconvenience.

If the error message is still displayed and if you want to see the data that the error report contains, click the click here link at the bottom of the message box. You then see error signature information that is similar to:

App name    App version  Module name  Module version  Offset
--------------------------------------------------------------
istabm.exe  0.0.0.0      istabm.exe   0.0.0.0         00002a74
                    

CAUSE

This issue may occur if the Istabm.exe Trojan file is running on your computer. Istabm.exe is a user-monitoring Trojan file that may insert Web pages on your computer.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft does not provide software that can detect or remove computer viruses. If you suspect or confirm that your computer is infected with a virus, obtain current antivirus software. For a list of antivirus software manufacturers, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

49500 List of Antivirus Software Vendors


MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about Trojan programs, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

129972 Description of Computer Viruses


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