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What is this???

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  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Can you please tell me exactly whats inside
    :idea:
  • xxlaurissaxx
    xxlaurissaxx Posts: 2,253 Forumite
    It looks like a white bit of paper with a sort of screen shot looking thing inside like word has a blue w in it. (sorry for not being technical)

    It wont let me open the file to see what it actually is. It just says "Chosse the programme you want to use to open this file" Should I chosse one? Is this the virus?
    0/2013
    :beer:
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    dont try and open it

    Can you take a pic of it?
    :idea:
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Open malwarebytes
    Goto MORE TOOLS
    then RUN TOOL
    Use it to destroy the file
    :idea:
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Then install your new antivirus, update it and give a full scan with it
    :idea:
  • xxlaurissaxx
    xxlaurissaxx Posts: 2,253 Forumite
    Ok I reinstalled MWB and have deleted that file, will it not be properly updated anyway? Or will I need another anti virus?
    0/2013
    :beer:
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    whats MWB??
    :idea:
  • xxlaurissaxx
    xxlaurissaxx Posts: 2,253 Forumite
    Malwarebyte




    Heres the latest log - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.50.1.1100
    https://www.malwarebytes.org

    Database version: 5947

    Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
    Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702

    04/03/2011 00:05:46
    mbam-log-2011-03-04 (00-05-46).txt

    Scan type: Full scan (C:\|D:\|)
    Objects scanned: 181145
    Time elapsed: 23 minute(s), 44 second(s)

    Memory Processes Infected: 0
    Memory Modules Infected: 0
    Registry Keys Infected: 0
    Registry Values Infected: 0
    Registry Data Items Infected: 0
    Folders Infected: 0
    Files Infected: 0

    Memory Processes Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Memory Modules Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Registry Keys Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Registry Values Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Registry Data Items Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Folders Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Files Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)



    Is this my computer fixed now?
    0/2013
    :beer:
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Malwarebytes is an 'on demand' scanner
    You need a scanner that scans 'on the fly' (all the time)
    AVAST or AVIRA are my recommendations (free off 'filehippo')

    Im not entirely convinced your free of nasties
    :idea:
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