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405027 2005-11-17 08:29:00 of course i'm using AVG but a question if i may - the test result today quoted

"viral infection found" - which was, from the info window,

objects:-boot sector of disk C
result:-reading error

apparently i have version 7.1.362
virus base 276.133.3/173

doesn't make a lot of sense to me so was wondering if someone would enlighten me please
jayal (1291)
405028 2005-11-17 08:37:00 My 1000th post - ;) . If possible, can you post along a screenshot showing the section that you had depicted via ImageF1 (is it functioning?) or Imageshack.us?

Cheers :)
Renmoo (66)
405029 2005-11-17 18:43:00 sorry, can't seem to get it to copy to anything - can export it but ????? jayal (1291)
405030 2005-11-17 18:48:00 sorry, can't seem to get it to copy to anything - can export it but ?????

Press "Print Screen" then paste into MS Paint or any other image program.

Sounds like a boot sector virus, have you allowed AVG to remove the infection?

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
405031 2005-11-17 20:44:00 yeah, that's what it is - the top 2 entries in results are

object result status

partition table (MBR) - change - changed
boot sector of disk C - reading error - error

in the object summary - infected = 1
cleaned etc. = 0

and also

virus identified java/openstream
C:\WINDOWS\.ipi_cache\jar\1.0\javainstaller.jar-31f07c88-3938fc65.zip
jayal (1291)
405032 2005-11-17 21:01:00 From the AVG forum "How to clean an infected computer"
forum.grisoft.cz
PaulD (232)
405033 2005-11-17 22:55:00 thanks for that Paul, will do all - seems it will/should do the trick jayal (1291)
405034 2005-11-18 03:36:00 but it didn't, so i tried to be a little inventive!! - the virus is called "java/openstream" so i remembered there is an icon on control panel - clicked it, opened the cache tab and cleared the cache - then in win explorer deleted the folder "ipi_cache" - no surprises yet, so maybe i've fluked it?? - guess another scan will be the real test jayal (1291)
405035 2005-11-18 04:01:00 Its good practice to flush the Java cache and then disable the feature. Metla (12)
405036 2005-11-21 09:02:00 Metla, can i ask? what to do to disable the feature? jayal (1291)
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