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[Resolved] Getting RID of a Virus!! {W32.weird}

935 Views 13 Replies 3 Participants Last post by Rollin' Rog, Dec 2, 2001

GregMarchion

Discussion Starter · Dec 1, 2001

I recently bought Norton Anti-Virus But it won't let me install untill the virus is gone. The Virus name is W32.weird. I already tried House call but It never removed any thing It said It was clean but in truth it was still there. How can I get rid of the virus with out Formatting? Please HELP!!!

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SavvyLady

· #2 · Dec 1, 2001

My advice is go to housecalls & run the free online virus scanner.
Click here to do so!

and to protect yourself from hackers etc... Get Zone Alarm
Click here the free version is fine

then there is spyware ... go get Ad-Aware
Click here to download it

this should get you in shape

Savvy

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GregMarchion

Discussion Starter · #3 · Dec 1, 2001

I already did the House call and It didn't do any thing!! It scanned and said everything was clean. but It wasn't clean at all!

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SavvyLady

· #4 · Dec 1, 2001

Because it downloads an update to your system if housecalls said it was clean it most likely was clean of virus and worms... but not spyware...try running after downloading Ad-Aware. This will find the spyware ... some of which is as bad as a trojan.

Savvy

[edit] I am sorry.... I missed where you identified the w32. ... when did you run housecall?? What date was it?

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GregMarchion

Discussion Starter · #5 · Dec 1, 2001

I download the software but when i went to install it said corrupt Installation

tuesday of this week!

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SavvyLady

· #6 · Dec 1, 2001

OK... I found this :

www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32weird10240.html

Let me look for a solution

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GregMarchion

Discussion Starter · #7 · Dec 1, 2001

OK I will try it I thank you for helpping me!

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SavvyLady

· #8 · Dec 1, 2001

Greg I found a solution... go here & scroll to the last link on the bottom of the page...download it .

http://www.cavenet.com/VirusHelp.htm

Savvy

Post back w/ results please

please use Ad-aware also

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GregMarchion

Discussion Starter · #9 · Dec 1, 2001

I'm running it now we will see!

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GregMarchion

Discussion Starter · #10 · Dec 1, 2001

Well I ran the program and I had to reboot. then I choose to run it again and the files came back up as infected

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SavvyLady

· #11 · Dec 1, 2001

which said infected & with what?

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Rollin' Rog

· #12 · Dec 1, 2001

We have had some prior successes with InoculateIT in cleaning and restoring literally hundreds of Weird infected files.

You cannot register this, so skip that phase of the install if you use it. It can be updated though through Tools>autodownload, or the "latest exe"

http://cws.internet.com/vdef-inoculate.html

You won't need to update it to clean Weird.

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GregMarchion

Discussion Starter · #13 · Dec 2, 2001

Thanks for your help the Virus was kicked to the kurb

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Rollin' Rog

· #14 · Dec 2, 2001

Terrific. InnoculateIT is a great little AV.

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