Virus on my computer? what does this mean

niceday999

I am getting a pop up constantly on the bottom right of my computer saying
A Virus has been found
The Anti virus was unable to disinfect this file. Run the virus scan to verify that other files on your computer are not infected.
I have the free version ofVirgin Broadband pc guard on my computer.
Help......i have tried doing a virus scan and it keeps saying 515 are affected.....can anyone tell me what is hould do. My computer is sooooo slow

foreversomeday

The virus protection software should have the option to delete the affected files after the scan - or it will do it automatically.

Also, look at the sticky thread at the top of the site for free virus protection as you may need another kind, I haven't heard much about the virgin one so no idea how good it is, sorry

niceday999

It dose not seem to be deleting them. can you have more than one programme for deleting them on your computer.i am so very un- techie. dont want to mess up the computer

thomas01155

Try following this http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=133269 what anti virus are you using also do a online scan http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

niceday999

loaner wrote: »

Try emptying your IE internet temp files, and do a scan in safe mode.

Have deleted the temp files. How do you do a scan in safe mode ?

niceday999

ok
it says virus found
Name : -W32/vb.NQ
File - C:\D...mahou sentai magirang 45.zip
Does this make sense ?

Browntoa

the virus was/is in a compacted zip file , just delete that file and then empty the recycle bin ( possibly something you downloaded ?? )

niceday999

Thanks for all the info.
I dont know how to locate the zip file ?
which of the replies should i go for the scanner ? what does that do or the link to mse prior to that one ?

niceday999

thomas01155 wrote: »

Try following this http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=133269 what anti virus are you using also do a online scan http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

I am using the virgin media free one pc guard