Re: High Alert mssg Backdoor.Berbew.L Norton can't fix!

From: Bigbruva (Richardh_at_dontusethis.ws)
Date: 11/18/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:59:16 -0800

Full instruction on dealing with this malware can be found on the Symantec
Website here:

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.berbew.l.html

Good luck

BB

"IT Challenged" <IT Challenged@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F462C480-1862-465F-BC3D-D302404CCD3E@microsoft.com...
> Help! I recently purchased and installed Norton Internet Security 2005 on
> my
> home computer. I have XP.
>
> Just last night I ran a Norton Scan, then logged in to check my e-mail. I
> was able to access mt home page and check my e-mail, but then I got a
> window
> with a message: High Alert... then something about my computer having the
> Backdoor.Berbew.L virus and Norton could not repair the file. I clicked
> the
> "OK' box (several times), not sure if the virus is still there. I closed
> my
> internet window and kept checking okay in the alert box. Is it a browser
> highjacker? I tried to log back on to the internet to see if my
> connections
> had changed and now my homepage is now miraclesearch.com instead of msn.
>
> I got frustrated and disconnected my cable internet connection, shut down
> my
> computer and called it quits! I can't seem to figure out the proper
> settings
> for everything. My Norton firewall was ON!
>
> Not sure what to do now short of taking a big hammer to it! I'm at work
> now
> and can't find any info on the virus on-line. Anyone heard of this beast?
>
> IT Challenged

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