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madhatter4   08-22-2007 at 02:25:52 AM

I just ran AVG antivirus and it found a virus it cannot remove/clean. The virus is called dropper.microjoin. AVG says it cannot remove it because it is embedded in an archive file or something. Does anyone know how I can deal with this short of formating my harddrive???

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Ananan   08-28-2007 at 01:48:27 AM
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You could try something like this and just uninstall it or let it expire after 30 days:

http://virusinfo.prevx.com/virusce [...] 4919800026

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seo   08-29-2007 at 01:30:13 PM
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It is a malware of high risk. You can remove it by scanning with SpySweeper or NOD32 or CounterSPY.

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madhatter4   08-30-2007 at 03:11:34 AM
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Thanks for the advice but the solution turned out to be easier than I first expected. The virus had been placed in my Recycle Bin and after emptying it.....the virus was GONE........

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dunklegend   08-30-2007 at 05:34:15 AM
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Doh!

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madhatter4   09-03-2007 at 07:35:32 PM
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The thing I didnt realize about AVG is that when it finds a virus it sends it to the recycle bin. I was under the impression that AVG automatically wiped the virus once it was discovered.....

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