When I was using my computer, suddenly my Norton Antivirus 2002 Auto-Protect popped a message saying I was infected by the Backdoor.IRC.Cloner virus. It made this log: Date: 09/03/2003, Time: 10:15:40, Administrator on _____ The file C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\a103\abcd.jpg is infected with the Backdoor.IRC.Cloner virus. Unable to repair this file. Date: 09/03/2003, Time: 10:15:40, Administrator on ________ The file C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\a103\abcd.jpg is infected with the Backdoor.IRC.Cloner virus. Access to the file was denied. Date: 09/03/2003, Time: 10:15:42, Administrator on ________ The file C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\a103\reg3.ocx is infected with the Backdoor.IRC.Cloner virus. Unable to repair this file. Date: 09/03/2003, Time: 10:15:42, Administrator on _______ The file C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\a103\reg3.ocx is infected with the Backdoor.IRC.Cloner virus. Access to the file was denied. Date: 09/03/2003, Time: 10:15:42, Administrator on _______ The file C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\a103\abc.bat is infected with the Backdoor.IRC.Cloner virus. Unable to repair this file. Date: 09/03/2003, Time: 10:15:42, Administrator on _______ The file C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\a103\abc.bat is infected with the Backdoor.IRC.Cloner virus. Access to the file was denied. It didn't clean those files or delete them or quaritine them at all. I scanned my whole computer and those files several times and Norton didn't detect them as virus infected anymore! I really want to fix/delete those and get rid of the virus, but obviously Norton won't detect that virus anymore from those files. I read all about this virus in the virus encyclopedia at the Norton webpage. I have no clue why I got the virus ( i dont use IRC). Does anyone know why? I went to safe mode and scanned and still nothing, even though those files are still there. Later I found it "SHARED" the folder: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\; after finding this out, i made the folder "Do not share this folder" and hastily deleted the whole a103 folder containing files called: kill.exe, abc.dll, reg3.ocx etc. etc. I want to rid my computer of the Backdoor.IRC.Cloner virus and I want to know why I have this virus even though I dont even use IRC. Any suggestions?

Can't say how you received the virus or why Norton may be failing its duty.... go here for an on-line scan of your system for any/all virus.. at least, you will know if you are no longer infected. http://housecall.trendmicro.com

good old norton.i had similiar problem with a virus that norton could not do anything about so i manually deleted the virus myself and then deleted norton(pile of s---)..try AVG GUARD and its free