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removing VBS/Psyme virus
Name: MikeB Date: March 19, 2004 at 17:02:07 Pacific OS: Windows ME CPU/Ram: Intel
Comment:
My laptop has been "sickened" with VBS/Psyme virus, and I can't remove it using McAfee anti-virus. Even though McAfee finds the infected files (in Temporary Internet Files directory), it says that it can't remove them.
Does anyone know what I can do to remove these files?
Name: ER4S3R Date: March 19, 2004 at 18:08:49 Pacific
Reply:
I had the same virus Mike, McAfee caught the virus before it could execute on my system, but couldn't delete or quarantine it. In the end I had to empty ALL the content of the Temporary Internet Files Folder (where it was residing) to get rid of it.
After you've done that make sure you do another scan in safe mode and maybe run ad-aware and spybot to be on the safe side.
ER4S3R. Hope That Helps.
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Response Number 2
Name: murve Date: March 20, 2004 at 21:27:53 Pacific
Reply:
hi mike, aside from the above good info, why not try downloading a free 30 day trial of Hauri anti-virus, it will repair all infectected files. all the best, murve
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