DEVIL808 said:
I HAVE THREE DIFERENT ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAMS, NORTONS ANTI-VIRUS 2002,
SPYBOT-
SEARCH AND DESTROY, AND AD-AWARE SE PERSONAL. I AM TRYING TO GET RID
OF A SPYWARE W-32 WORM .(I THINK IT CALLED) CAN SOMEONE HELP ME GET
RID OF IT FOR FREE. MY COMPUTER IS REALLY SLOW AND MY CURSER KEEPS
GOING NUT AND OPENING UP THINGS I DON'T WANT IT TO.
HELP PLEASE
1. Please don't post in all capital letters - it is considered shouting
and rude, but even more important it makes your post hard to read.
2. NAV 2002 is really out of date. Are your virus definitions current?
Or did you let your subscription lapse?
3. Of the programs you listed above, only NAV is an antivirus. Spybot
and Ad-aware remove non-viral malware, not viruses.
4. Try running TrendMicro's Sysclean. You should disconnect the infected
machine from the Internet and any local network and not connect it
again until you know it is 100% virus and spyware-free. It is best
practice therefore to download Sysclean on an unconnected, known-clean
machine that has a cd burner. Here are instructions for Sysclean:
TrendMicro's Sysclean is an extensive antivirus tool which has the
advantage of not needing to be installed. It requires two parts - the
scanning engine and the virus pattern files.
1. Create a new folder on your Desktop or the C: drive named something
useful like "Sysclean".
2. Go here and download the two parts of the program to that folder:
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp - Sysclean
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp - virus pattern files
The pattern files will be zipped - extract them with your unzipper (like
WinZip) or if you have XP, you can just open the folder. You need to
put the extracted files in the Sysclean folder you made.
3. Restart your computer in Safe Mode. Get into Safe Mode by repeatedly
tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up to get to the proper
menu.
4. Go to the Sysclean folder you made and double-click on sysclean.com.
Start the scan. After the scan is finished, look at the log. You may
need to make a note of where any viruses were found if they were not
able to be removed so you can manually delete them.
It is crucial that you run scans in Safe Mode. If you are unable to
clean your machine, take it to a good local computer repair shop (not a
BestBuy or CompUSA type of store) and have them do it for you.
Good luck,
Malke