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Virus is System Files
Name: IanTheMan Date: October 28, 2004 at 10:28:30 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 1200AMD/526
Comment:
I have ran Avast antivirus and it has found various "Win32:Spybot" viruses in the following files:
Name: capt Date: October 28, 2004 at 14:34:20 Pacific
Reply:
You have to turn system restore off, restart the computer and enter the safe mode(usually by tapping/holding down the F8 key during the boot sequence). Select Administrator and run AVAST's scan while in the safe mode. After the system is clean, restart and run AVAST one more time from the normal mode. You can turn system restore back on if AVAST has done its job of repairing/deleting the infected files.
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