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Subject: Re: Trojan Removal

Author: Terry McCracken

Date: 00:15:37 06/11/03

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On June 11, 2003 at 03:10:49, m.d.hurd wrote:

Ah, it's not a virus...? This a bug in mmx.exe icon?
>Hello Stephen
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>Information on mmx.exe can be found here :
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>http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=120
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>If you decide you want to remove this I suggest you look in add/remove in
>control panel. If its not there you could try running regedit and do a search
>for each occurrence of mmx.exe in your registry and then delete each occurrence.
>If you want to do this I suggest you backup the registry first.
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>Regards
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>Mike
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>On June 11, 2003 at 02:54:22, Stephen Ham wrote:
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>>Dear Computer Experts,
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>>I posted below regarding a virus that was causing me to get Windows Socket error
>>boxes. I then tried about 6-different online free virus checks, but they found
>>nothing.
>>
>>Then I went to McAfee for a free scan. It found my Trojan, claiming it's the
>>mmx.exe icon in my C:\Program File\Internet Explorer file. When I right clicked
>>on it and read properties, it says it was created April 20, 2003. Since I've had
>>my computer for 2-years, this probably is the Trojan. However I scanned this
>>icon with "The Cleaner" and "PC Door Guard 3" and the anti-virus stuff already
>>on my computer and they all claim it's OK! Still, given is recent creation date,
>>I believe it is a Trojan.
>>
>>So, how do I remove it without paying for expensive software? It wont allow me
>>to right click and delete and it also prevents me from dragging it into my
>>recycle bin. Any ideas guys?
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Stephen



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