Re: "Memory Access Violation" at startup
From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson_at_msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 10/06/03
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Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 20:12:10 -0400
I'd recommend going here:
http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/swen.shtml
and reading the description of this virus, and using their disinfection
tool.
Your symptoms could easily be those of a Swen infection, although it isn't
perfectly clear--the virus puts up a kernel32 error.
"David Macinnes" <dmacinnes@astound.net> wrote in message
news:1fb5d01c38a2d$53388400$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Greetings: I seek advice regarding a problem I'm getting
> when I turn on my machine...an HP pavilion 753n running
> XP HOME During the startup process a tile/window appears
> in the middle of the screen titled "Error Occurred" with
> the message "Memory Access Violation in module 32 at
> 3551:44151934". There are no options so I simply delete
> the window and my machine appears to loadup fine. The
> memory location changes at successive startups. I recently
> (within the past 2 weeks) went to the Microsoft site and
> downloaded the recommended fixes for my XP version. It
> may be coincidental but this "Error Occurred" pain/pane
> (sic)started post the MS installations..I really don't
> recall getting the problem prior to those downloads. Can
> anyone clue me in as to, "How come"?
> Supplemental question more geared to security possibly;
> my email vehicle is Microsoft Outlook. I've been getting
> lots of returned mail... that I never sent(!) showing
> addresses that look random collections of characters...
> does this smell like a virus, and can anyone suggest a
> solution?
> Thanks,
> David.
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