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| Thread ID: 38958 | 2003-10-23 04:21:00 | AVG Question | stu140103 (137) | Press F1 |
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| 185873 | 2003-10-23 04:21:00 | Hello every one I have just scanned my computer for virus & every time I scanned my computer with AVG since NAV has expired a few weeks back These two files keep coming up as a possible virus: C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\CONTENT.IE5\CKVPGTTP\Would you like to meet me_ .dat repaired C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\CONTENT.IE5\8RSTCVWF\Stuartw, Hi It's Jennifer .htm repaired When I have a look to see what the virus is (via the result’s in AVG) this is all I find Warning: hidden extension .dat & for the 2nd file Warning: hidden extension .htm Does any know why this is happing???? or any ideas???? and NAV did not pick it up when I had in on my computer a few weeks back…. Also I have clear out my Temporary Internet Files but that did not help. |
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| 185874 | 2003-10-23 04:49:00 | Have you tryed spybot & adaware | gerrypics (323) | ||
| 185875 | 2003-10-23 04:53:00 | > Have you tryed spybot & adaware Nope, & I am not going to install them, because the last time I install adaware I started to have computer problems me thinks |
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| 185876 | 2003-10-23 05:10:00 | They look like subject lines for e-mail, probably cached from a hotmail address or something. AVG is complaining because the files have multiple extensions, which is a commong ploy used by viruses. So a file hot_naked_girl.jpg.exe will only show as hot_naked_girl.jpg if the user has file extensions turned off (which are by default) so it just looks like a jpeg to the average user. Anyway the files are only in your IE Cache... delete them. |
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| 185877 | 2003-10-24 22:19:00 | Ok another question The last two maybe 3 times that I have scanned my computer for virus, (I go out when it is doing the scan) when I come back I find that my computer has locked up, I am just trying find out why it is happing??? The thing I have running when I am doing the scan 2 - 3 IE windows MSN messenger Yahoo messenger Mail Washer & Resource meter |
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| 185878 | 2003-10-24 23:21:00 | Deep scans always takes up a lot of CPU %, so try shutting down all programs whilst you are running it - or if that is inconvenient, schedule it to run "after hours". | Jen C (20) | ||
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