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Summary: In most cases getting rid of malware involves running up to date scanners for viruses and spyware, and then making sure you're behind a firewall. I run Win XP PRO. As I am connecting to the internet I see in the tool bar the two screens for the internet connection always active and the received bytes increasing continuously. I think this is a worm or spy program but I don't know how can remove it without formatting my hard drive. Do you have any tips?" Well certainly formatting shouldn't be needed. Just follow the steps from the previous article: How do I keep my computer safe on the internet?. In a nutshell:
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Hi I mistackenly downloaded a program vidio active x.I belive i have removed it but it still has this question mark flshing into a red circle with a line through it on the task bar next to the clock it allways pops up and says system alert telling me i need to download this certain anti-spyware is it a problem with the active x or what can you help me get rid of it.It also takes a long time it connect to the inter net i am running xp ,for anti spy spybot ad-aware spyweeper and Macafe anti spy. yea i have the same problem as lindsay and i downloaded active x to plz help i'm still getting pop ups
Posted by: elliot at August 21, 2007 9:18 PMHi I downloaded limewire(not my brightest idea) about a few months ago and limewire kept on poping up with out my clicking it. I checked on the limiwire website and it said that my computer has probably been infected by a worm called Alcra. Please help me! I don't know how to get rid of it!
Posted by: America at January 31, 2008 7:21 PMI have a worm called csrss.exe, does anyone know how i can remove it, have tried everything even system restore and its still there.
Posted by: wendy at July 7, 2008 10:31 AMhi..i think my laptop has a worm which reads as worm.IM.sohanad...how to get rid off.i downloaded spyware doctor from net which only is detecting but not removing.. Is this worm dangerous...
Posted by: konark at July 22, 2008 3:26 AMhow i want to get rid the Worm.win32.autoRun.nns?
Posted by: wani at September 17, 2008 1:32 AMcan i have two/ more anti - virus prog in my pc?what will be happens if i let that worm remain in my comp?
Leo,
About 2 weeks ago a Trojan Horse was discovered while running Windowssecurity Trojan scan. I quarantined and deleted it.
Three days ago I ran the program again and the dreaded win32 worm was there. I quarantined and deleted it BUT I believe it is still in there.
Some kook keeps coming into my "by invitation only" MSN IM, which is apparently where the worm got in to begin with. Last night I kept deleting the "person" over and over again and they kept coming back in.
Today I ran "VirusTotal" directly on the MSN IM and the following came up:
F-Secure 7.60.13501.0 2008.08.27 Suspicious:W32/Hidd.k!Gemini
"F-Secure" is one of the companies that VirusTotal utilizes to search for viruses and the like.
What is W32/Hidd.k!Gemini and how do I get rid of it????
Is this the worm again?
I've run the programs mentioned above and also AVG and Spybot and only VirusTotal finds anything but doesn't offer a solution to get rid of the problem.
Thanks, in advance.
Karen
Posted by: Karen at September 18, 2008 12:54 PMThe only spyware/virus detector that worked on my comp was windows one care. All the others didn't pick up anything at all. That picked it and stopped it from working too and then I delted it.
Posted by: angela at September 30, 2008 12:17 PMi was surfing net with no antivirus got a free download of sheild then iy said trojan it clean it up but i still feel my pc i ill because its still ok but was faster before to load a page i am running 20 meg aswell can u advice is it worth it to just reformat or how can i check to c if it gone
Posted by: jay at October 10, 2008 4:37 AMthank you for your honesty.
Posted by: robert at November 6, 2008 11:30 AMI have had my laptop for a year. A few months ago, I started getting pop up ads even before I went on the Internet. My mom suspected a virus, but I failed to do anything about it. Now I can't connect to the Internet, as soon as my desktop fully loads, my hard drive starts crashing.
I don't have any antivirus software like I should and I can't connect to the Internet to download any. Is my computer totally trashed or can I fix it?
An alternative is to use a different computer to download the anti-malware software you need, and put it on a CD or flash drive and then copy it to your machine that way. But it sounds like you're in bad enough shape that a reinstall will actually be quicker.
06-Dec-2008