Re: Virus?
From: Ben Myers (benjmyers_at_mindR-E-M-O-V-Espring.com)
Date: 10/31/05
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Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:07:27 -0500
Try scanning in Safe mode(tap the F8 key during bootup).
Ben
"Moose" <gdewit79@rogers.com> wrote in message news:#zXS3iO3FHA.3292@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> The other night, while I was chatting on MSN Messenger, I had a conversation
> window pop up from a friend. The conversation states something along the
> lines of:
>
> Wow, is this really you?
>
> There was a link and, in my stupidity, I clicked on the link. A program
> loaded to my computer and now, I am unable to log into MSN Messenger, or
> retrieve my Hotmail account via the Hotmail website. It also appears that
> this program shut off my virus scanner (I have Norton), and will not allow
> me to conduct a system scan. I tried to download AVG from their website (it
> was recommended by a guy from work), and I cannot get onto the website. All
> I receive when I do try is something about the page being unavailable.
>
> A friend told me to check the processes my computer is running and, to look
> for SVCHOST.EXE, which I have 5 occurences of this particular file running
> on my computer. I tried to shut down one of these processes, and my
> computer gave me 55 seconds to save all unsaved work and proceeded to shut
> my computer down.
>
> Any suggestions on how I can get this virus off my computer?
>
>
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