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Sue
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      6th Sep 2003
Don't know who to address this problem to. I have a
W32.WelchiaWorm virus in the c:\Windows\system32
\wins\DLLHost.exe file. Norton Anti Virus says to delete
it. What is this file for and will I mess up my computer
if I delete it?
 
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Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
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      6th Sep 2003
There is a Hosts file but not a dllhost.exe file. This file was probably
created by the worm so it should be safe to delete it. You might want to
put it in a temp folder for a few days just to be sure everything runs ok
after deletion. This is just a precaution.

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> Don't know who to address this problem to. I have a
> W32.WelchiaWorm virus in the c:\Windows\system32
> \wins\DLLHost.exe file. Norton Anti Virus says to delete
> it. What is this file for and will I mess up my computer
> if I delete it?



 
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