Okay, so I'm sitting here 20 minutes ago, minding my own business, when my brother screams out "What the f*ck is going on?"
I walk over to the computer, and I see several files that at one point were MP3's now sported an outlook mail icon. That's right, it's the return of the ever-so-fun email worm virus.
I immidiately killed the power to the computer, putting it in a state of quarantine. Before I go on the eradication path, there are a few things I need to know.
Obviuosly, any good self-replicating virus is going to load itself at startup so it can continue wreaking havoc upon each and every reboot. Now, I know safe mode often skips all the stuff in the Run section of the registry - But will that be enough? Is it likely there's another place where the virus could put auto-loading code so it can execute itself even in safe mode?
Or will going into Safe mode and hunting the files down manually be an effective method of extermination?
The last time there was a virus scare, it was this same scenario, and I found out about it so late in the game that the only option was a full format c: format d:.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Peace!
I walk over to the computer, and I see several files that at one point were MP3's now sported an outlook mail icon. That's right, it's the return of the ever-so-fun email worm virus.
I immidiately killed the power to the computer, putting it in a state of quarantine. Before I go on the eradication path, there are a few things I need to know.
Obviuosly, any good self-replicating virus is going to load itself at startup so it can continue wreaking havoc upon each and every reboot. Now, I know safe mode often skips all the stuff in the Run section of the registry - But will that be enough? Is it likely there's another place where the virus could put auto-loading code so it can execute itself even in safe mode?
Or will going into Safe mode and hunting the files down manually be an effective method of extermination?
The last time there was a virus scare, it was this same scenario, and I found out about it so late in the game that the only option was a full format c: format d:.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Peace!