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kazaa virus messed up my desktop!

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Name: brando ikari
Date: May 22, 2002 at 13:00:30 Pacific
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A couple days ago, i had a virus from kazaa that i had deleted. But an after affect of the virus is that my desktop's icons are all messed up! for instance, my aol icon has a folder icon, my winamp icon has a folder icon, etc. Email me if you want me to show you what it looks like. It would be greatly appreciated if you helped.




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Response Number 1
Name: ]SpIkE[
Date: May 22, 2002 at 18:55:36 Pacific
Reply:

I doubt this is a virus
I had it happend to be before alot of times.

I just formated and reinstalled.
IF you want to fix it, find a program that can restore your icons.

or, try rebooting see if that helps.


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Response Number 2
Name: wawadave
Date: May 22, 2002 at 19:29:11 Pacific
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hello
you dont need to reformat.
all you have to do is repair the icon shell cache. you can d/l twaekui for free and use repair icons easy as that.
have a nice day


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Response Number 3
Name: ShutMeUpOrDown:)
Date: May 22, 2002 at 19:33:07 Pacific
Reply:

FYI-Kazza contains spyware but doesnt contain virii.

The virus if you have one came from the person you chose to download something from.


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Response Number 4
Name: Tim
Date: May 22, 2002 at 22:26:03 Pacific
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Search for and delete ShellIconCache which will be in the Windows folder then restart the pc. When you restart a new ShellIconCache file will be recreated. See if the icons are proper then.


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Response Number 5
Name: brando ikari
Date: May 23, 2002 at 05:03:51 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks everyone. i'll try it when i get home


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Response Number 6
Name: no comment
Date: May 23, 2002 at 09:43:36 Pacific
Reply:

I fixed a computer with a similar problem by re-installing the video driver.


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Response Number 7
Name: Jason
Date: May 29, 2002 at 11:13:37 Pacific
Reply:

http://www.extremetech.com/article/0,3396,s=201&a=27178,00.asp

There is a Kazaa Virus now!!!!!

Watch out!


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Response Number 8
Name: alyssa
Date: July 19, 2002 at 18:03:08 Pacific
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i downloaded kazaa on two computers and it gave both a virus as soon as I downloaded the program. the virus doesnt let u access any of your programs. I dont know what it is but if it happened to anyone else please responf


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Response Number 9
Name: Azz Payne
Date: July 19, 2002 at 18:03:51 Pacific
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You people are stupid! If you are affraid of silly viruses, don't use KaZaA.

It's like, getting a desease after sleeping around without condoms and complaining about HIV.


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Response Number 10
Name: takkano
Date: July 24, 2002 at 08:23:07 Pacific
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yesterday , my pc reboot itself , then when i was scanning the hardrive, is toldme that the file kazzahack.exe, was damaged an it will be transformed in to 16 bit, then mi machine delete all the data from my programs, i have installed several programs , and the system all the time tries to install them again, is crazy


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Response Number 11
Name: SDT
Date: July 24, 2002 at 09:47:28 Pacific
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I agree with azz payne kazaa is a bombsite but it is the best and most efficient p2p on the net so if u dont like it dont use it simple!!!!


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