Virus Alert message:

[Guest]

I have noticed on the taskbar next to the clock a blinking blue question mark
that turns to a red circle with a slash through it. If you move the mouse
over it, it tells you there is a virus alert and your computer has been
infected. I have ran several scans with norton and mcafee and can't find any
viruses. I have even gone out and bought a spyware software and installed
and scanned it. It found several programs that were spyware and I deleted
them. After doing that I have rebooted my system but I am still showing the
virus alert message. How do I get rid of that message?

 

[Kayman]

Brent, subscribe to microsoft.public.security.virus and repost your message,
there you will get expert advice as how to solve your problem.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have noticed on the taskbar next to the clock a blinking blue
question mark that turns to a red circle with a slash through it. If
you move the mouse over it, it tells you there is a virus alert and
your computer has been infected. I have ran several scans with
norton and mcafee and can't find any viruses. I have even gone out
and bought a spyware software and installed and scanned it. It found
several programs that were spyware and I deleted them. After doing
that I have rebooted my system but I am still showing the virus alert
message. How do I get rid of that message?

You need first to find out what program is producing the icon/message. What
anti-virus program do you run? What happens when you click on the icon? What
happens when you right-click on the icon? What happens when you double-click
on the icon?