Hi there, Im wondering if im doing the right thing here.I recieved a worm in my e-mail...worm/KLEZ.E...Ive been to several sites that have fixes for this bugger.But when I applied it ,it said no worms on my comp...is that telling me its now wiped out clean or it didnt detect anything at all? And after this process is complete should I uninstall my current anti virus program and reinstall, considering it may have damaged the program? Im freaked a little,and quite pissed off. Im using a free ware virus checker called Anti-vir for windows xp-personal edition,which detected this for me. Any advice is much apreciated. Ive been at this all day. Help please...

If it quaratined the file for you and you deleted it without executing it , then it's probably gone , I wouldn't worry about it , that's what a good AV program is for .

cyncear,

good advice from above,

other steps you can take:

1) update you antivirus software and run a full scan of your system.
if you do not have a antivirus program... go to http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.htm and download this very good free anti virus program.

100% detection rate of AVG Anti-Virus System is continuously certified by independent ICSA laboratories

2) use a software firewall... if you don't have one.. download the free version of Zonealarm from:
http://www.zonelabs.com/

The award-winning personal firewall automatically blocks dangerous Internet threats - known and unknown - guarding your PC from hackers and data thieves. ZoneAlarm provides the basic protection individuals need to secure their PC and keep their valuable information private.

this will prevent anyone from accessing your computer.

3) go to http://www.majorgeek.com/index2.html or http://www.lsfileserv.com/ and download their free program called ad-aware 5.81.
this will remove any spy-ware that is on your system.

Ad-aware is a free multi spyware removal utility that scans your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware and scumware components and lets you remove them safely. It is updated frequently.

4) go to: http://www.finjan.com/
and down load SurfinGuardŽ Pro 5.7 - Beta.
SurfinGuardŽ Pro protects PC users from new, unknown Internet threats by monitoring and containing the behavior of downloaded progams and active content. SurfinGuard Pro runs active content (e.g., executables, ActiveX, scripts, Windows scripting files and Java) in a protected "sandbox" called the Safe Zone that automatically blocks potentially hostile actions.

5) go to http://lockdowncorp.com/bots/downloadswatit.html
download a program called Swat-it. It will remove trojans and bots.

Swat It is a Completely FREE program that scans your files for Trojans, Worms, Bots and other Hacker programs. Swat It can detect and remove over 3000 different Trojan programs plus variants.

6) go to: http://www.diamondcs.com.au/ download TDS Ver 3.21. It is a trial for a Trojan finder and removal tool.

The worlds most comprehensive anti-trojan system just got even better!
There are several anti-trojan systems in existance, but none can even be compared to TDS.

Tank863

Tank863,

That is such a great post, I wanted to ask you if I could quote it or parts of it on my website. I have started this page:

http://www.netrn.net/computing.htm

Or if you would like to write an article and email it to me I could do a page with it. I have saved some of your previous posts in mycomputing.net as well.

If you aren't interested in writing an article I could pull parts of your posts together and do one myself.

Thanks. You can find my email addy on my website.

Suzi

Suzi,
Thats a nice site you have. Would you mind if I put a link to your site from our WebPage? I work in an educational enviornment (K-12) and I am always looking for sites that school administrators and their staff (Teachers) can go to get information of this nature. I especially look for sites about the Web, computers and genearal information that is written in such a way that my users can relate to and understand.
Thanks!

Underdog
V-Peace-V

Thanks Underdog. Yes you may certainly put a link to my site from your Web Page.

May I have the URL Of your web page so I can see yours too? If you don't want to post it here you can email it to memy email addy is on my site.

Heck, I don't mind who goes to our Site. We just hired a Web Designer to give our sites a little POW!. Our main page is www.ips.k12.in.us. I am going to put a link from our GroupWise (E-mail system) Web page to yours. We have a little over 6,000 users and we try to feed them with as much internal information via our Web pages as we can.
Thanks again Suzi!

Underdog
V-Peace-V

You are welcome :)

Your site looks good. Very infomative and lots of good info.

I just got back from Labour day week end and am so suprised to get such great information to my inquires. I must thank you both so much. You've not only eased my mind but also gave me some great advice on things I always wanted to know but thought might be too much to ask. I will now be able to secure my comp from the nasties on the net. Thanks again for taking such time to help out. And Tank 863 I agree with Suzi on the great way your post reads. Take care ,and Thanks a bunch. Cyncear