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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,970 ✭✭✭ActorSeeksJob


    You are infected with a polymorphic file infector. This infection can and will infect all the machine's executable files .exe, .scr, .rar, .zip, .htm, .html. Because there are a number of bugs in its code, it may create executable files that are corrupted beyond repair resulting in an inoperative machine.

    Malware experts say that a Complete Reformat and Reinstall is the only way to clean the infection. This includes All Drives that contain .exe, .scr, .rar, .zip, .htm, .html files.
    • Backup all your documents and important items only.
    • DO NOT backup any executable files (,exe .scr .html or .htm)
    • Do Not back up compressed files (zip/cab/rar) files that may contain .exe, .pdf, .jpg, .doc or .scr files
    • Reformat and Reinstall as outlined HERE


    I suggest you do the following immediately:
    • Call all of your banks, credit card companies, financial institutions and inform them that you may be a victim of identity theft and to put a watch on your accounts or change all your account numbers.
    • From a clean computer, change *all* your online passwords -- for email, for banks, financial accounts, PayPal, eBay, online companies, any online forums or groups you belong to.
    • DO NOT change passwords or do any transactions while using the infected computer because the attacker will get the new passwords and transaction information.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭mukki


    ah christ, pity avg free doesn't spot it

    i wasn't able to get into any secure sites with it so didn't get to enter any passwords



    found this http://www.avg.com/us.virus-removal.ndi-67762 and its still running 11 objects infected so far


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