Horrible Virus

Ok I have a virus called Magistr...which i prob. got through Outlook Express

More Info http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.magistr.removal.tool.html

I tried all the techniques on there but cannot get rid of it..and i need to be quick because as time goes..damage gets a lot worse..

Also..something weird...Norton Antivirus does not pick the virus up...
:?

Help...quickly..
-kevin

 

Copy all your nessisary stuff to CD, then reformat your PC.

 

Do you keep your Virus Defintions up to date and your NAV engines? That virus is nasty. Do what S Walch suggested.

That's why you have been having such issues in your other 2 posts about uninstalling, and saving settings.

Just make sure when you put your data on a CD or whatever you use, before you copy it over to your clean PC, make sure the data is clean too.

 

Wait Wait.

Im not sure if I have it or not now.
I panicked when i went to "Find" and found files called Magistr later to realize they were temporary internet files and were gone after i cleared cookies and such..
I did all the "removal" stuff anyways but the problem is not fixed..so now i dont think i ever had that virus..

 

Removing the infected files, etc.. does not always fix the damage. I would format and reinstall like it has been suggested before.

 

No what im saying is i dont think i ever had the virus..

The files called "magistr" that i found came from that Symantec websight that tells you how to fix it..

So..now i dont know what the problem is..

What is re-formatting?

 

Re-formatting means that you format your drive and then you install your files again. It does still sound like you have a virus from your past problems that you still experience.

 

Yep, best thing to do is just blow your current install away and reinstall.

 

Crap. :doh