Re: Trojan startpage CE virus?? HELP PLZ!!!

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 03/24/04


Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 17:47:17 -0600

There is a very helpful virus removal newsgroup you may wish to post to:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.security.virus

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym

Virus Removal Tools
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/tools.list.html

Online Virus Removal Tutorials
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/virusremoval/virusremoval_info_tutorial.html

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart!  Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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"deano" <sfenn2003@aol.com> wrote in message:
 news:f5a501c41120$2e7b1360$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| Was using a free version of AVG antivirus and it was 
| telling me i had the following virus: C:WINDOWS\system32
| \msconfd.dll Trojan startpage.CE
| Ive since erased that antivirus eqpt and installed 
| AntiTrojan(i think it was called) and a number of 
| others.Ive just used "Stinger" and "FProtAntivirus".None 
| of these are reporting the virus,they are giving it the 
| all clear.
| Does anyone know how i can erase C:WINDOWS\system32
| \msconfd.dll as im unsure that Trojan startpage.CE  has 
| been erased.The main problem it was causing was that it 
| was taking many attempts to start up windows XP,and was 
| then getting a message saying "The system has recovered 
| from a serious error".
| Just trying to get things running smoothly,im new to pcs 
| so wld appreciate some idiot proof advice!
| Cheers.Email me as above plz!!Thanks!!!


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