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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?U3B1bmt5TXlBbmdlbERv on May 1, 2008, 3:40 am
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"Magsowner" wrote:
> Jane: You are right on it! That was the exact warning I received and I
> didn't actually run it. I don't exactly know where it came from. I think I
> was doing something that required me to turn off my pop up blocker and all of
> a sudden this thing came up. I was suspicious of it, because of the fact
> that it just came up on it's own, so I did not click on the "Remove" button.
> Instead I got rid of that site and went to my Windows Live One Care and ran a
> scan - Nothing showed up, so I manually went into explorer and searched for
> those file names and could not find them. I am fairly computer savy, but I
> am way short of being a true geek so I (have to) trust Microsoft as much, and
> a little more, than all those other products and websites. I know that just
> because a website may offer free scans etc. don't mean they are legitimate
> and they may even be dangerous so I am cautious about using them, but I have
> used some that were recommended by Kim Komando etc and have come up with some
> suspicious files that Windows Live One Care didn't alert on. Where does the
> average computer user, like me, go to, to get the real scoop on these
> issues??? I don't even know that these other posters know any more than I
> do, or may not be leading me astray.
>
> "Jane C" wrote:
>
> > Which virus scanner did you use that gave you these 'infection' names?
> >
> > ContraVirus:
> > http://helicine.net/tech-bits/shady-software/
> >
> > You have a malware infestation.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-)
> > Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> > MVP - Windows Shell/User
> >
> > > Why can't I find these files on my computer?
> > >
> > > "Peter Foldes" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Windows Live One Care is on the bottom of the list as far as finding
> > >> virus\malware\trojan. What you are reporting as found by other scans
> > >> testifies to that. It will be prudent for you to run some other on line
> > >> scans and removing those that were found as you have posted
> > >>
> > >> Might want to read the following to get a better hold on this.
> > >>
> > >> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Peter
> > >>
> > >> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> > >> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
> > >>
> > >> >I am running Windows Live One Care, which I think is a great program,
> > >> >but on
> > >> > occasion I have run some other virus or spyware scan that reports I
> > >> > have
> > >> > dangerous files on my computer. I have been unable to find these files
> > >> > on my
> > >> > system. Since Windows Live One Care is not reporting these, I am
> > >> > wondering
> > >> > if they are really there and just what are these things:
> > >> >
> > >> > Backdoor: Win32/NTRoot
> > >> > Backdoor: Win32/SIVUXA
> > >> > Trojan: Caiijing
> > >>
> >
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