[BNM] weird pc virus? malware

[Jason Bailey]

Thanks for the info on this. I've not reinstalled XP in about 4/5 years and have had a few (not many) things sneak in. I may have overreacted !slightly! on this occasion. Rootkit stuff sounds likely now.

It's been on my mind to either install vista/win7 or reinstall XP as it was feeling a bit sluggish so this was a good.

I was kind of hoping to get a new Pc as I was expecting the same problems that another thread is discussing with XP not installing but it was all fine. 


Jason
--- On Wed, 18/3/09, PC Help Brighton <pchelpman at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: PC Help Brighton <pchelpman at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BNM] weird pc virus? malware
> To: "Brighton New Media" <bnmlist at brightonnewmedia.org>
> Date: Wednesday, 18 March, 2009, 12:04 PM
> I wouldnt necessarily reinstall XP..
> 99% of virii/malware can be dealt with, without having to
> take drastic measures. 
> 
> if no processes are showing, could be a rootkit, there are
> various free rootkit removal tools around.. just google for
> them