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svchost.exe infected by virus
Name: louie_gudboy Date: November 10, 2003 at 20:01:49 Pacific OS: win xp CPU/Ram: intel pentium 4 / 512
Comment:
hi! the svchost.exe file in my computer is infected by a virus called PWSTEAL.TROJAN i read from other posts that i can't delete this file. i also tried using norton antivirus, the file cannot be repaired, quarantined or deleted by it. can someone help me out and tell me how i can remove this virus or is there any other solution? thanks a lot!
Name: kkk Date: November 10, 2003 at 20:07:36 Pacific
Reply:
try doing a system restore back a few days. may or may not work, if the virus is in the backup files that are used for the restore
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Response Number 2
Name: CompSavy Date: November 10, 2003 at 23:04:35 Pacific
Reply:
Click this link below to download the Security Patch. This is high recommened for people who have Windows XP. Please reply back when you have downloaded this patch.
Name: louie_gudboy Date: November 11, 2003 at 00:47:30 Pacific
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thanks for the help but i already installed the security patch but the virus is still there, when i checked the symantec site, it says to delete the file that has been infected by the virus but since it's the svchost.exe, i can't delete it. what should i do?
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Response Number 6
Name: Varga Date: November 11, 2003 at 13:23:00 Pacific
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It looks likely that you can download svchost.exe from http://www.grtg.org/stuff/computers/windows/svchost_exe.php so perhaps you should download it then delete (or rename) your current svchost.exe before installing the new version.
Have a go & post back with results.
Good luck
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Response Number 7
Name: louie_gudboy Date: November 12, 2003 at 17:24:58 Pacific
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is it safe to download a new file? aren't the contents of what i have now on my computer and the one that i am about to download are totally different? just making sure coz my computer might breakdown.
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