[thelist] Virus problem

Jeff Lucido jlucido at j2-digital.com
Thu Oct 12 13:41:22 CDT 2000


Another option is to install Computer Associates well-known virus protection
software InoculateIT Personal Edition. It is free at their website:

http://antivirus.cai.com/

->-----Original Message-----
->From: Anthony Baratta [mailto:Anthony at Baratta.com]
->Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 1:03 PM
->To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
->Subject: Re: [thelist] Virus problem
->
->
->Manuel Delgado wrote:
->> 
->> Hi!
->> I have some problems with a virus. These are the symptoms:
->> - When I start my computer, the internet connection is automatically
->> activated.
->> - Disease-filled mails are sent to the people on my mailing list.
->> - Free space in my hard disk is used by unknown -and 
->undetectable (for me)-
->> dark forces. I don´t know if this last symptom is
->>    related with the other two, but both started about the same time.
->
->Get to McAfee.com/Norton.com/TrendMicro.com and get some 
->anti-virus software!!
->
->Three other things: Check your startup folder and remove any 
->strange programs.
->
->Use RegEdit and remove any strange programs from the 
->following RegKeys:
->
->	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Micorsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
->
->	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Micorsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
->	
->HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Micorsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\R
->unServices
->
->	HKEY_USERS\<blah blah 
->blah>\SOFTWARE\Micorsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
->
->Search your hard drive for *.vbs files and delete them.	
->
->Oh - and remove Outlook from your machine. Use Netscape or 
->Eudora or anthing else.
->;-)
->	
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