Author Topic: Re: My Details ?? (Read 7660 times)

Michelle · « **Reply #30 on:** March 08, 2004, 12:50 »

oh yeah thats it lol thanks sandra

I'll set it going now and it can run while I'm back at work.

I did it and it found I-worm/netsky B this time!

Michelle · « **Reply #31 on:** March 08, 2004, 15:58 »

The last three were found in C:Windows/Application Data - is that important?

Simon · « **Reply #32 on:** March 08, 2004, 16:42 »

Depends which Application the Data is about, Michelle. $:-\$ Can you quarrantine them for now, until one of the techies shows up?

I think the problem might be that AVG doesn't support Incredimail, Michelle, therefore your incoming mail is not being checked for viruses. The only solution is to use OE or Outlook, or get another anti-virus program which supports Incredimail. Norton definitely does.

I also thought that you had to open the attachments to launch the virus. Perhaps AVG is detecting that they are present on your system, but haven't actually been activated? Dunno, just guessing. $:-\$

I now use Pop Tray, which I find better than Mailwasher, as it's free and you can have as many accounts as you like. I've put links to both below for you.

Pop Tray
Mailwasher

Michelle · « **Reply #33 on:** March 08, 2004, 16:59 »

hmmmm it does say it has deleted them now, I will do another check just to be sure.

And thanks for the links I'll try Pop tray then

Adept · « **Reply #34 on:** March 08, 2004, 18:32 »

Quote from: Simon on March 08, 2004, 16:42

I also thought that you had to open the attachments to launch the virus. Perhaps AVG is detecting that they are present on your system, but haven't actually been activated?

If your IE security patches aren't up-to-date, you can get infected by an attachment simply by viewing the message.

I think you are right Simon, but it is worrying that the viruses have been found in C:\Windows\Application Data

Did you mean C:\Windows\Application Data\temp Michelle?

Michelle · « **Reply #35 on:** March 08, 2004, 19:39 »

oh it could be data/temp adept, I couldn't actually see the end of the file name on the record sheet.

okay right, well I'll check everywhere for updates then anyway.

Ta

Michelle · « **Reply #36 on:** March 09, 2004, 16:31 »

that was a mistake........ not been able to connect since I wrote that message !!

lol windows updates confused me and I delete com3 which connects me to internet lol - anyway its all sorted now, but it is acting funny and something odd comes up on first start up screen now........ I'll keep you posted on another thread if I have probs - I know you can't wait lol

Michelle · « **Reply #37 on:** March 09, 2004, 18:29 »

oh its me again, chatting on this thread all alone

Would I need poptray if I was to get Norton then?

Simon · « **Reply #38 on:** March 09, 2004, 19:17 »

Pop Tray allows you to preview your mail before you download it, Michelle (like Mailwasher), and will alert you of any attachments, which you can delete from the server, if suspicious. It also has configurable spam detection. It's not a virus scanner though, so Pop Tray and Norton both do different jobs.

Michelle · « **Reply #39 on:** March 09, 2004, 23:52 »

oh its all so confusing ...... I am blonde you know

Michelle · « **Reply #40 on:** March 10, 2004, 17:30 »

Got another one today ! I don't like having worms

Right downloading popthing now.

This one was in C/recycled/nprotect/0000 .........
is that the recycle bin? wonder how it got there?

Oh and the other ones were in
C/windows/application Date/IM/Identities/blahblah

Which I assume is where attachments go, funny thing is there were some attachments in there that I've never seen? ......... I deleted everything in there now lol god knows what they were, but still ......

Simon · « **Reply #41 on:** March 10, 2004, 17:58 »

C/windows/application Date/IM/Identities/blahblah is Incredimail Michelle, and is probably your default profile.

C/recycled/nprotect/0000... does sound like Norton Recycle Bin, and it probably got in there when you deleted a file which was infected. Norton Recycle Bin hangs onto files you have deleted from your Recycle Bin, in case you want to recover them. You can empty NRB by right clicking it, and select Empty Norton Protected Files. I think it deletes them automatically after a few days or weeks, whichever it is set to.

Michelle · « **Reply #42 on:** March 10, 2004, 18:25 »

Okay thanks Simon, hmmmm wonder if I deleted something I needed there then lol

Simon · « **Reply #43 on:** March 10, 2004, 20:21 »

Well, if you've buggered up Incredimail, it will simply be a matter of re-installing it. Dunno about the other thing though.

Michelle · « **Reply #44 on:** March 11, 2004, 17:30 »

Well it all seems to be working fine, don't think i have have this pop thing set up right though, when I click on it it opens up incredimail? I set it to check emails and it doesn't seem to do anything.

fingers crossed though no virus today so far anyway!

Author Topic: Re: My Details ?? (Read 7660 times)

Adept