Is it a virus??

[Guest]

My mouse sometimes takes several times before it responds. I have done a
virus scan and nothing comes up. Is it a virus??

 

[Guest]

I forgot to say I got a trojan.moo virus several months ago and the
anti-virus log shows access denied, repair failed. Does this mean the virus
is still in my computer?

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Tessa

"Does this mean the virus is still in my computer?" Possibly!

What anti-virus programme are you using? Are virus definitions regularly
updated?

This is what Symantec say about removal:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.moo.html

Turn system restore off and then run your anti-virus after updating in
safe mode. Then turn system restore back on.

What anti-spyware programmes are you running? Do you have a firewall?

Have you updated your Windows XP to SP2 ( or SP1) ?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Guest]

I have Norton 2003 and it is up to date with definitions. I have a firewall

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

Norton Anti-Virus 2003 does not have "spyware". Nor does it have
"anti-spyware" prevention. Yes, you need to install anti-spyware programs.

Tom

|I have Norton 2003 and it is up to date with definitions. I have a
firewall
| on and I am on SP2 update. Does Norton have spyware or do i need an extra
| program??
|
|
| "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
|
| > Tessa
| >
| > "Does this mean the virus is still in my computer?" Possibly!
| >
| > What anti-virus programme are you using? Are virus definitions regularly
| > updated?
| >
| > This is what Symantec say about removal:
| > http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.moo.html
| >
| > Turn system restore off and then run your anti-virus after updating in
| > safe mode. Then turn system restore back on.
| >
| > What anti-spyware programmes are you running? Do you have a firewall?
| >
| > Have you updated your Windows XP to SP2 ( or SP1) ?
| >
| > --
| >
| >
| > Hope this helps.
| >
| > Gerry
| > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| > FCA
| >
| > Using invalid email address
| >
| > Stourport, Worcs, England
| > Enquire, plan and execute.
| > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| > Please tell the newsgroup how any
| > suggested solution worked for you.
| >
| >
| >
| > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| >
| >
| > | > >I forgot to say I got a trojan.moo virus several months ago and the
| > > anti-virus log shows access denied, repair failed. Does this mean the
| > > virus
| > > is still in my computer?
| > >
| > > "tessa" wrote:
| > >
| > >> My mouse sometimes takes several times before it responds. I have
| > >> done a
| > >> virus scan and nothing comes up. Is it a virus??
| >
| >

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Tessa

When dealing with a persistent virus / trojan you need to delete system
restore points and not use them as they will contain the virus and put
it back into your system. Turn off System Restore until cleaning is
finished. Also run your anti-virus with updated definitions in safe
mode. Sometimes you need to run an anti-virus from a floppy and Trend
offer one that can be used.

Create a new folder named Sysclean (e.g., C:\Program files\Sysclean, or
just a desktop folder).
Download Sysclean.com (http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp) and
place it in this folder.

Download the latest Controlled Pattern Release zip
(http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp, e.g., lpt123.zip) and
extract its contents to the same folder. See the Readme text file for
additional instructions.

Delete Temporary Internet Files (IE Tools>Internet Options>General)
accepting the option to delete all offline content. Reboot and delete
contents of all TEMP folders and then your Recycle Bin.

Close all running programs including your anti-virus application, go
offline, and run Sysclean. For best results, do nothing with the machine
until the scan completes.

If the scan shows any infections in System Restore files and you're
running WinXP, create a new Restore Point
(Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore), then delete
all but the most recent Restore Point (Start>Programs>Accessories>System
Tools>Disk Cleanup>More options).

Work through the spyware removal programmes etc in turn in safe mode
until you get no results.

Afterwards, update your own anti-virus application and perform another
full system scan.

Finally run HijackThis and post the HijackThis log to the HijackThis
forum here:
http://aumha.net/

You will need to register with Aumha to be able to post.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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