Re: advpack.dll infected with trojan?

From: Christo (chris_at_juststuffd.co.uk)
Date: 12/24/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:58:10 -0000

"Jon Cosby" <me@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:NOIyd.7760$9j5.187@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> "Christo" wrote:
>>I got this message from norton AV pro 2003 auto protect
>>
>> i couldnt open norton to scan the file individually in safe mode because
>> of an error with definitions
>>
>> i have uninstalled norton
>>
>> the advpack.dll is still in the system32 directory of my root drive
>>
>> I am on XP Home SP2
>>
>> can anyone give me any advice, i have conflicting reports on google, one
>> says advpack.dll is an essential file, another says advpack.dll is
>> spyware
>>
>> what to do?
>>
>
> Don't delete it, it is a system file. Where did you read that it is
> spyware?
>
>
> Jon
>
>

i cannot remember it was a google i will check net history, ah balls it isnt
there, sorry but i downloaded it from www.dlldump.com and deleted my file in
safe mode and copied the new file in safe mode

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