Hey antionloners
My Norton 2003 reports a virus in a sys file in my win2k comp. the anti-virus is unable to repair the file and delete yhe virus...
I tried to go to safe mode but it got hung.....
the virus is a gaobot virus
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Hey antionloners
My Norton 2003 reports a virus in a sys file in my win2k comp. the anti-virus is unable to repair the file and delete yhe virus...
I tried to go to safe mode but it got hung.....
the virus is a gaobot virus
There are about a zillion variants of this critter...
This may or may not help:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100785.htm
Is your Norton up2date?
Have you tried any of the online virusscanners?
Oh, you probably need to turn off system restore or it'll come back after a reboot..
I'll try to get the type of virus.,..
i updated norton just b4 the scan and i haven't tried ne online scans...
shud i do one online?
and how do u turn off system restore....wat is it neway???
No harm in trying and it may find and remove the virus.Quote:
Originally posted here by panther_black
I'll try to get the type of virus.,..
i updated norton just b4 the scan and i haven't tried ne online scans...
shud i do one online?
FAQ about System RestoreQuote:
and how do u turn off system restore....wat is it neway???
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...oval.tool.html
Symantec's Gaobot removal tool.
Disable system restore.
Run this in safe mode.
Run a full virus scan.
Reenable system restore.
panther_black, system restore is found on XP systems....dont worry about it.