system:huy32.sys

Published on 08 February 2007 • Estimated reading time: 1 minutes

So my work machine just magically started rebooting recently—great fun. Big project + tight deadlines + all source code on my machine + random blue screens = me losing my mind in panic. Today, I actually read the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) out of desperation and found an odd line in it:

system:huy32.sys

After a few searches, I found out that this precious little file (which is well hidden thanks to the :) is part of a trojan. YEAH!! Like I don’t have enough to think about.

The current "anti-virus" at work is "Office Scan," which I would have thought would pick it up. I think I know why it didn’t—either the virus definitions aren’t 100% up to date, or maybe it’s just crap.

So, after calling Nic-Nap (the trusty office admin) to get the admin password for Office Scan, I uninstalled it, installed a 30-day trial of NOD32, and rebooted. NOD32 picked it up, deleted it, and the blue screen hasn’t returned… yet.😉

UPDATE: See the follow-up for more information on the return of the BSOD.