Gaobot virus-unable to remove

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???

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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?

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No harm in trying and it may find and remove the virus.

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and how do u turn off system restore....wat is it neway???

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FAQ about System Restore

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.