Downloader Agent Virus

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AVG works great but I seem to have a very strange virus that clings to my PC
like a leech. It always bears the name: "Downloader Agent ......etc. (where
the numbers vary)" but the location changes almost daily. Sometimes it is
found (by AVG) in a file I can easily scan and remove to AVG's "vault". And
other times AVG claims it is in a file that when you try to open it is empty
and when you scan it AVG claims there is no virus there. Am I crazy or does
this virus move itself?
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Please Help This Ignorant User

 

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Have run anti-spyware, like AdAware from Lavasoft or PestPatrol?

"IAmAPCDummy" <IAmAPCDummy@Liarsville.com> wrote in message
news:5DCF48C7-0844-4B58-B08E-A8F41E4E1D96@microsoft.com...
> AVG works great but I seem to have a very strange virus that clings to my
> PC
> like a leech. It always bears the name: "Downloader Agent ......etc.
> (where
> the numbers vary)" but the location changes almost daily. Sometimes it is
> found (by AVG) in a file I can easily scan and remove to AVG's "vault".
> And
> other times AVG claims it is in a file that when you try to open it is
> empty
> and when you scan it AVG claims there is no virus there. Am I crazy or
> does
> this virus move itself?
> --
> Please Help This Ignorant User

 

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I would still like to know if viruses can be programmed to move themselves?

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Have run anti-spyware, like AdAware from Lavasoft or PestPatrol?
>
> "IAmAPCDummy" <IAmAPCDummy@Liarsville.com> wrote in message
> news:5DCF48C7-0844-4B58-B08E-A8F41E4E1D96@microsoft.com...
> > AVG works great but I seem to have a very strange virus that clings to my
> > PC
> > like a leech. It always bears the name: "Downloader Agent ......etc.
> > (where
> > the numbers vary)" but the location changes almost daily. Sometimes it is
> > found (by AVG) in a file I can easily scan and remove to AVG's "vault".
> > And
> > other times AVG claims it is in a file that when you try to open it is
> > empty
> > and when you scan it AVG claims there is no virus there. Am I crazy or
> > does
> > this virus move itself?
> > --
> > Please Help This Ignorant User
>
>
>

 

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I just did today so I will give it a week to see. Thanks

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Have run anti-spyware, like AdAware from Lavasoft or PestPatrol?
>
> "IAmAPCDummy" <IAmAPCDummy@Liarsville.com> wrote in message
> news:5DCF48C7-0844-4B58-B08E-A8F41E4E1D96@microsoft.com...
> > AVG works great but I seem to have a very strange virus that clings to my
> > PC
> > like a leech. It always bears the name: "Downloader Agent ......etc.
> > (where
> > the numbers vary)" but the location changes almost daily. Sometimes it is
> > found (by AVG) in a file I can easily scan and remove to AVG's "vault".
> > And
> > other times AVG claims it is in a file that when you try to open it is
> > empty
> > and when you scan it AVG claims there is no virus there. Am I crazy or
> > does
> > this virus move itself?
> > --
> > Please Help This Ignorant User
>
>
>

 

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You're welcome. Don't worry, you'll get the hang of how to reply to posts
in here.

"IAmAPCDummy" <IAmAPCDummy@Liarsville.com> wrote in message
news:37B61AE5-260A-435A-A812-1834871B5513@microsoft.com...
>I just did today so I will give it a week to see. Thanks
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> Have run anti-spyware, like AdAware from Lavasoft or PestPatrol?
>>
>> "IAmAPCDummy" <IAmAPCDummy@Liarsville.com> wrote in message
>> news:5DCF48C7-0844-4B58-B08E-A8F41E4E1D96@microsoft.com...
>> > AVG works great but I seem to have a very strange virus that clings to
>> > my
>> > PC
>> > like a leech. It always bears the name: "Downloader Agent ......etc.
>> > (where
>> > the numbers vary)" but the location changes almost daily. Sometimes it
>> > is
>> > found (by AVG) in a file I can easily scan and remove to AVG's "vault".
>> > And
>> > other times AVG claims it is in a file that when you try to open it is
>> > empty
>> > and when you scan it AVG claims there is no virus there. Am I crazy or
>> > does
>> > this virus move itself?
>> > --
>> > Please Help This Ignorant User
>>
>>
>>