Re: Suspected Macro Virus, Please help. I can't detect it.
From: JoshuaM (JoshuaM_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/15/04
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Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:39:06 -0700
trendmicro couldn't scan a few files but it did find a sircam.wrm reference
in the registry and deleted it. For some weird reason if I go to safe mode
under Administrator, I cannot run many antivirus programs and stuff. I had to
run it under ther username i had created a while ago.
"JoshuaM" wrote:
> I was getting errors saying they couldn't be posted. Also OS is windows xp. I
> will take a look at that info you gave me, thanks.
>
> "Malke" wrote:
>
> > Josh wrote:
> >
> > > I have tried avast, avg, ad-aware, spybot, and swat-it, and whatever
> > > macro is programmed to try to access default placement of start button
> > > in bottom left corner of screen keeps messing up my desktop even
> > > though i moved my taskbar.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> >
> > I don't know why you think your posts aren't going through, but they all
> > are. One is sufficient. Unfortunately, you didn't even tell us what
> > operating system you are running. Did you do all scans in Safe Mode?
> > Try this in Safe Mode:
> >
> > TrendMicro's Sysclean is an extensive av tool which has the advantage of
> > not needing to be installed. It requires two parts - the scanning
> > engine and the virus pattern files.
> >
> > 1. Create a new folder on your Desktop or the C: drive named something
> > useful like "Sysclean".
> > 2. Go here and download the two parts of the program to that folder:
> >
> > http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp - Sysclean
> > http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp - virus pattern files
> >
> > 3. Restart your computer in Safe Mode. Get into Safe Mode by repeatedly
> > tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up to get to the proper
> > menu.
> > 4. Go to the Sysclean folder you made and double-click on sysclean.com.
> > Start the scan. After the scan is finished, look at the log. You may
> > need to make a note of where any viruses were found if they were not
> > able to be removed so you can manually delete them.
> >
> > Obviously, you should get Sysclean from a clean computer that is not
> > connected to your infected one and burn to cd-r. After you've run your
> > Sysclean scan in Safe Mode, post back to this *one* thread with
> > results. One post.
> >
> > Malke
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> >
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