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Undeletable trojan!?
Name: WindowsIsABitch Date: October 27, 2002 at 16:47:16 Pacific OS: windows 98 sec Edition CPU/Ram: 500
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I have a backdoor trojan named msmg.exe located in my Windows/System folder. I've tried the LATEST editions of Norton Anti Pro 2003 and Mcaffee, but both are unable to do anything with this trojan virus. I tried to move it or delete it myself after my virusscans couldnt do anything and it said the file was "Being Used by Windows". I'm stumped, any suggetions? Help would be much appreciated.---Thanks
Name: WindowsIsABitch Date: October 27, 2002 at 16:58:22 Pacific
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Sigh...sry for this msg. I believe I have the problem fixed, I should've looked around at more of these messages sry again
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Response Number 2
Name: Norm Date: October 27, 2002 at 17:07:33 Pacific
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Was it something to do with messenger? Just a guess.
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Response Number 3
Name: Jim Beau Date: October 27, 2002 at 17:11:53 Pacific
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It's a good idea to have an anti-trojan program,especially now-a-days.Regards.JB
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Response Number 4
Name: murve Date: October 27, 2002 at 17:26:08 Pacific
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hi windowsisabitch, it certainly is isn't it? why don't you try Boclean anti-trojan? its the best of the pay for anti-trojans, with the possible exception of TDS. for more info on trojans and their removal go to www.thepublicworks.com security section and link to simovits consulting, darkE, trojan removal, tom cat and trojan ports. hope this helps, murve
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Response Number 5
Name: Norm Date: October 27, 2002 at 17:34:43 Pacific
Name: wawadave Date: October 27, 2002 at 18:00:27 Pacific
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hello delete it from pure dos with 98se bootdisk not dos promt not the 98 option reboot to dos but a floppy boot disk. you can get one free at www.bootdisk.com
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Response Number 7
Name: Deathmaster Date: October 27, 2002 at 23:40:31 Pacific
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HELLo
windows sucks...
here's one simple way to get this over with: terminate the process msmg.exe, and then delete it from windows., but the dos method might be better.
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