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15-Oct-2008, 10:07 PM #1
Virus caught by msn messenger!!!!!
I am going try to explain my problem....
Last friday I caught a virus via messenger, I do not remember well its name, but some like photo0009.zip....ok. I have McAfee virusScan installed in my laptop and it detected viruses and showed that they were cleaned and deleted, but inmediatly after this more messages were sent to my contacts and in my lap Task Manager, execute command,defragment of disc and even the Mcafee virusscan itself were disabled; I made some procedures with another virusscaners online while mine was disbled, to eliminate this "virus", and after this my Mcafee "works" again but I am not really sure if my lap is totally cleaned because sometimes it functions slowly and mcafee has the option Desable analisis in real time in grey color, obvioulsy i do not want to disable but before all these problems that option was in black color...

Somebody can tell me What can I do or What I have to do to make sure my laptop is really cleaned....

Thanks in advance...and I will be waitting your help...

PS...Sorry my english is not good!
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18-Oct-2008, 01:05 AM #2
Try some of the online virus scanners listed in this forum's sticky at the top of all messages labeled "Security Help Tools".
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18-Oct-2008, 08:21 PM #4
Thank you Guys, I think my laptop has no viruses any more and is working faster than other days....but actually when I was cleaning, deleting cookies and junk files,washing all free spaces on my hard disc, I don´t know why, but I went to control panel and I checked Security Center and I saw The Firewall deactivated, then I went direct to Firewall and I have no option, I have no way to active it again; I think somethig happened when I caught viruses and now I am trying to activate Firewall, I checked in local services and it shows that is active, in Config System and it says that is active, but I don´t know why I can´t get it ready....
Do you Know How to activate it?

Thanks in advance.....Bye.
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18-Oct-2008, 11:11 PM #5
Try to activate it this way and see :

http://en.kioskea.net/faq/sujet-521-...-your-firewall
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19-Oct-2008, 04:09 PM #6
Hi Lunarlander, Thanks for everything, but I tryed to activate my Firewall and I had not lucky, so I am worried because I could not find the Log file pfirewall.log and may be that is the reason...if you Know what more else I Have to do, please Let me Know....

Thanks in advance....
and I´ll be waitting for.
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