10.31.10 — Secrets — the Cryptic Crossword















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Sunday, October 31, 2010





Cryptic Crossword by Richard Silvestri, edited by Will Shortz




This excessively cryptic crossword is appropriately published on Halloween, a time when many secrets are boldly worn upon the face of the owner. For the torment and turmoil of fellow solvers, read Wordplay, The Crossword Blog of The New York Times.





Across — 1. Facing beast from the East (6), LAMINA; 4. Hippie confused ring with halo (8), LONG-HAIR; 10. Cracked earthwork got older (7) DAMAGED; 11. Loudly closing top (7), CEILING; 12. Specs for one embracing the old girls (10), EYEGLASSES; 15. Obligation to take ship heading west for fur (7), MUSKRAT; 17. Work surrounding English/North American clipping (7), TOE NAIL; 19. Saw straight? (7), NOTICED; 21. Endlessly seeking something for pain (7) ASPIRIN; 23. Over 8/13 of the alphabet (4), ATOP; 24. What a surprise! Grave contains origin of terrible secret (10), MYSTERIOUS; 27. Outstanding sandwich and fruit (7), SUBLIME; 28. Get rid of new concoction of oil and pastry (7), CANNOLI; 29. Tear apart certain prize (8), TREASURE; 30. One who rents the French spot (6), LESSEE.





Down — 1. Dotty, Sam, Daniel, Romeo (6, 3), LADIES MAN; 2. Recalls all but the first two people in the club (7), MEMBERS; 3. British actor feigned being cruel (5, 5), NIGEL BRUCE; 5. Gold box right above a section of the theater (9), ORCHESTRA; 6. Get ace in card game (4), GAIN; 7. State song describes unfinished area (7), ARIZONA; 8. Hoisted beer fit for a king (4), REGAL; 9. Time of the month that is timeless (4), IDES; 14. Nation’s cause: painting North Carolina house at last (10), TEMPERANCE; 16. Cross current to carry stuffed toy (5, 4), TEDDY BEAR; 18. Liberal adds ine in new presentation for a big victory (9), LANDSLIDE; 20. Bother beginning to transfer Russian money (7), TROUBLE; 22. Brazilian city, to American, is wild (7), RIOTOUS; 23. Valuable hound loses head (5), ASSET; 25. The way to eat cold Mexican food (4), TACO; 26. Rabbi assuredly conceals partisan point of view (4), BIAS.




We dance round in a ring and suppose,

but the secret sits in the middle and knows.


~ Robert Frost





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Puzzle available on the internet at



How to remove 9keibj.exe

9keibj.exe , mgking.exe

MD5 : ee730ba48ed65412800baba8f057ae71
SHA1 : ec1963a6fe7511a174bc4ab06166db760bad971c
...
AntivirusVersionLast UpdateResult
AhnLab-V32010.10.31.002010.10.30Trojan/Win32.OnlineGameHack
AntiVir7.10.13.742010.10.29-
Antiy-AVL2.0.3.72010.10.31-
Authentium5.2.0.52010.10.31-
Avast4.8.1351.02010.10.31-
Avast55.0.594.02010.10.31-
AVG9.0.0.8512010.10.31-
BitDefender7.22010.10.31-
CAT-QuickHeal11.002010.10.26Trojan.Vilsel.str
ClamAV0.96.2.0-git2010.10.31PUA.Packed.ASPack
Comodo65722010.10.31-
DrWeb5.0.2.033002010.10.31-
Emsisoft5.0.0.502010.10.31Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Small!IK
eSafe7.0.17.02010.10.28-
eTrust-VetNone2010.10.29-
F-Prot4.6.2.1172010.10.30-
F-Secure9.0.16160.02010.10.31-
Fortinet4.2.249.02010.10.31-
GData212010.10.31-
IkarusT3.1.1.90.02010.10.31Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Small
Jiangmin13.0.9002010.10.31-
K7AntiVirus9.67.28652010.10.29-
Kaspersky7.0.0.1252010.10.31-
McAfee5.400.0.11582010.10.31-
McAfee-GW-Edition2010.1C2010.10.30-
Microsoft1.63012010.10.31-
NOD3255792010.10.31-
Norman6.06.102010.10.31-
nProtect2010-10-31.012010.10.31-
Panda10.0.2.72010.10.30-
PeeTechFix2.0.7.1252010.10.31Win32.PSW.OnlineGames
Prevx3.02010.10.31-
Rising22.71.03.022010.10.29-
Sophos4.59.02010.10.31-
Sunbelt71782010.10.31BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.bse (vs)
SUPERAntiSpyware4.40.0.10062010.10.31-
Symantec20101.2.0.1612010.10.31-
TheHacker6.7.0.1.0742010.10.30-
TrendMicro9.120.0.10042010.10.31-
TrendMicro-HouseCall9.120.0.10042010.10.31-
VBA323.12.14.12010.10.29-
ViRobot2010.10.30.41212010.10.31-
VirusBuster12.70.14.02010.10.31-
...
Files Added

%Temp%\apiqq.exe
%Temp%\apiqq0.dll (0-9)
%System%\mgking0.dll (0-9)
%System%\mgking.exe
X:\r3q63rok.exe
X:\9keibj.exe
X:\autorun.inf

%Temp% = C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\
%System%= C:\Windows\System32 , C:\Winnt\System32\
X:\ = C:\- Z:\

Registry Modifications
Keys added
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\MADOWN

Values added

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\MADOWN\urlinfo: "dfrgyk.o"

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
api32 = "%Temp%\apiqq.exe"
king_mg = "%System%\mgking.exe"

Values modified
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\ Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL\CheckedValue = 0x00000000

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\Hidden = 0x00000002

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = 0x00000000

Effect : MSN /Windows live messenger error and disconnect
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วิธีกำจัด/แก้ virus : 9keibj.exe , mgking.exe
=======================================================



หมายเหตุ : ท่านใดที่ได้รับผลกระทบจากไวรัสตัวนี้ โืดย MSN จะ Error และ Disconnect
ก็ลองเอาไปแก้ดูนะครับ
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

หลังจากกำจัด virus ได้แล้ว แนะนำให้ติดตั้งโปรแกรมเพิ่มเติม เพื่อป้องกันการเรียกใช้ autorun
เช่น

Program Advice (Stop AutoRun function/autorun.inf)

NoAutoRun (.REG)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ammmxwhqmnm
or

Panda USB Vaccine
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qig0nmnm4ld

How to remove 9keibj.exe

9keibj.exe , mgking.exe

MD5 : ee730ba48ed65412800baba8f057ae71
SHA1 : ec1963a6fe7511a174bc4ab06166db760bad971c
...
AntivirusVersionLast UpdateResult
AhnLab-V32010.10.31.002010.10.30Trojan/Win32.OnlineGameHack
AntiVir7.10.13.742010.10.29-
Antiy-AVL2.0.3.72010.10.31-
Authentium5.2.0.52010.10.31-
Avast4.8.1351.02010.10.31-
Avast55.0.594.02010.10.31-
AVG9.0.0.8512010.10.31-
BitDefender7.22010.10.31-
CAT-QuickHeal11.002010.10.26Trojan.Vilsel.str
ClamAV0.96.2.0-git2010.10.31PUA.Packed.ASPack
Comodo65722010.10.31-
DrWeb5.0.2.033002010.10.31-
Emsisoft5.0.0.502010.10.31Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Small!IK
eSafe7.0.17.02010.10.28-
eTrust-VetNone2010.10.29-
F-Prot4.6.2.1172010.10.30-
F-Secure9.0.16160.02010.10.31-
Fortinet4.2.249.02010.10.31-
GData212010.10.31-
IkarusT3.1.1.90.02010.10.31Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Small
Jiangmin13.0.9002010.10.31-
K7AntiVirus9.67.28652010.10.29-
Kaspersky7.0.0.1252010.10.31-
McAfee5.400.0.11582010.10.31-
McAfee-GW-Edition2010.1C2010.10.30-
Microsoft1.63012010.10.31-
NOD3255792010.10.31-
Norman6.06.102010.10.31-
nProtect2010-10-31.012010.10.31-
Panda10.0.2.72010.10.30-
PeeTechFix2.0.7.1252010.10.31Win32.PSW.OnlineGames
Prevx3.02010.10.31-
Rising22.71.03.022010.10.29-
Sophos4.59.02010.10.31-
Sunbelt71782010.10.31BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.bse (vs)
SUPERAntiSpyware4.40.0.10062010.10.31-
Symantec20101.2.0.1612010.10.31-
TheHacker6.7.0.1.0742010.10.30-
TrendMicro9.120.0.10042010.10.31-
TrendMicro-HouseCall9.120.0.10042010.10.31-
VBA323.12.14.12010.10.29-
ViRobot2010.10.30.41212010.10.31-
VirusBuster12.70.14.02010.10.31-
...
Files Added

%Temp%\apiqq.exe
%Temp%\apiqq0.dll (0-9)
%System%\mgking0.dll (0-9)
%System%\mgking.exe
X:\r3q63rok.exe
X:\9keibj.exe
X:\autorun.inf

%Temp% = C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\
%System%= C:\Windows\System32 , C:\Winnt\System32\
X:\ = C:\- Z:\

Registry Modifications
Keys added
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\MADOWN

Values added

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\MADOWN\urlinfo: "dfrgyk.o"

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
api32 = "%Temp%\apiqq.exe"
king_mg = "%System%\mgking.exe"

Values modified
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\ Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL\CheckedValue = 0x00000000

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\Hidden = 0x00000002

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = 0x00000000

Effect : MSN /Windows live messenger error and disconnect
=======================================================
วิธีกำจัด/แก้ virus : 9keibj.exe , mgking.exe
=======================================================



หมายเหตุ : ท่านใดที่ได้รับผลกระทบจากไวรัสตัวนี้ โืดย MSN จะ Error และ Disconnect
ก็ลองเอาไปแก้ดูนะครับ
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

หลังจากกำจัด virus ได้แล้ว แนะนำให้ติดตั้งโปรแกรมเพิ่มเติม เพื่อป้องกันการเรียกใช้ autorun
เช่น

Program Advice (Stop AutoRun function/autorun.inf)

NoAutoRun (.REG)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ammmxwhqmnm
or

Panda USB Vaccine
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qig0nmnm4ld