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Please Help - Virus!
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www.Siouxhealer | Report | 17 Nov 2004 17:53 |
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Hi Pat, What sort of home network? We're running 5 pc's and occasionally 2 laptops all from one wireless network here at home. All have AVG 7.0 on with no adverse affects. Sioux |
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www.Siouxhealer | Report | 17 Nov 2004 15:55 |
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Gaynor, Are you running Windows XP? If so I highly recommend installing Sevice pack 2. This helps prevent annoying popups and also has a far tighter security system. I'm sure I will offend many people when I say NORTON is PANTS !!! Waste of time and money :( You can't beat AVG Free Anti Virus. Go to http://free.grisoft(.)com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5 Remove the brackets ..... and download the new free 7.0 version. You can set it to self install all new updates so it should never be out of date. Remeber when scanning for viruses,if using Win XP, many times they will hide away in your system, in the restore area, like it's a safe zone. You need to turn off your restore function, run the virus checker and let it heal / remove any problems then recreate and enable the restore point. If you have AVG running then it scans all incomming mail and will tell you if there is a virus / worm present. Post again if you need further help. Sioux |
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Nanna Gaynor (June nr Preston's Daughter) | Report | 17 Nov 2004 15:22 |
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Thank you I shall try some of these, I have since done a Norton virus scan after the adaware and it didn't show any infected files or anythng so I'm not sure how things stand. The council sent a duplicated email but I daren't even try to open that one - it's so frustrating :-( |
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Crista | Report | 17 Nov 2004 13:39 |
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Gaynor, Read this: http://securityresponse.symantec.*com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.mota.bATSIGNmm.html Replace "ATSIGN" with the obvious Crista |
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BobClayton | Report | 17 Nov 2004 13:17 |
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Not heard of that one Gaynor. Why dont you try an online scanner like http://www.pandasoftware(.)com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm These can be run as well as your AV ( although best to turn off while scanning) and can clean up as well. Bob |
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Mhairi | Report | 17 Nov 2004 10:55 |
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Hi there not sure if I can help but if you have done a full system scan with your Anti v the deleted everything on your adware. Do another full system scan to see if that has deleted it if not I can send you a list of what to do next it worked when I got a W32 nasty little worms.... Mhairi Have sent you e-mail as I have to go now, good luck.. |
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Nanna Gaynor (June nr Preston's Daughter) | Report | 17 Nov 2004 10:28 |
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I have run my adaware programme and it identified only 1 critical object along with 9 negligable objects..... I have removed them all - will this have helped? |
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Nanna Gaynor (June nr Preston's Daughter) | Report | 17 Nov 2004 10:17 |
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Please can you help - I have just tried to download an application form for a job sent by the local council and on extracting the zip file Norton gave me this message................. Norton found a virus on your pc W32.MotaB@mm unable to repair. What shall I do ?............. Gaynor :-( |
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