virus question

substance12

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norton antivirus found a virus on my computer today and I don't understand the message it gave me:

Date: 11/20/2001, Time: 10:07:16, Administrator on XXXX
The file
D:\upload\irc_uploads\Fable.pif
is infected with the PIF.Fable.Worm virus.
Unable to repair this file.


Date: 11/20/2001, Time: 10:07:16, Administrator on XXXX
The file
D:\upload\irc_uploads\Fable.pif
is infected with the PIF.Fable.Worm virus.
Access to the file was denied.


Date: 11/20/2001, Time: 17:19:06, Administrator on XXXX
Virus scan started.

Date: 11/20/2001, Time: 17:19:52, Administrator on XXXX
Virus scanning completed.
Master boot records:
Scanned: 3
Infected: 0
Repaired: 0
Boot records:
Scanned: 3
Infected: 0
Repaired: 0
Files:
Scanned: 2654
Infected: 0
Repaired: 0
Quar'ed: 0
Deleted: 0


I go into the folder and the file isn't there yet I never got a message saying virus was deleted.
 

substance12

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well my computer seems to be running fine. But I would still like to know what those norton messages meant.