I keep getting a "Virus Identified--Win32/Hantaner" virus message from my AVG Anti-virus Program. AVG prompts me to run a full test which I have done several times but the tests do not find any virus. My operating system in XP and the AVG is up to date. Any insight will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Strange Virus Message
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KimberTech
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Some info for you.
When you get the message, what are you telling AVG to do?
What file/s is it telling you is infected?
If you have been compromised, you should do an online virus scan and check to be sure you are cleaned out.
Try here:
or one of the many others.
It apparently spreads through KaZaa. Kimber
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Kimber,
OK. I went to Panda Active Scan and ran it on my entire computer. It did not find the virus, but thanks for the help and for the virus encyclopedia page that identified the Win32 Hantaner Virus. Thanks again, and I am still open to suggestions on a fix to get rid of this thing even though it is supposedly harmless.
Al
OK. I went to Panda Active Scan and ran it on my entire computer. It did not find the virus, but thanks for the help and for the virus encyclopedia page that identified the Win32 Hantaner Virus. Thanks again, and I am still open to suggestions on a fix to get rid of this thing even though it is supposedly harmless.
Al
KimberTech
MIS
Glad you are having some success.
AGAIN...
When you get the message, what are you telling AVG to do?
Do you have AVG set up to ask what to do when it finds an infected file?
What file/s is it telling you is infected? You may be reinfected by the file each time it is DL to your system and AVG is removing it each time.
If your system comes up clean, you should be ok.
If I were you, I would either install a firewall software, or get rid of the KaZaa.
If we can give you any other specific information let us know.
Kimber
The more I learn,I realize how much more there is to know!
AGAIN...
When you get the message, what are you telling AVG to do?
Do you have AVG set up to ask what to do when it finds an infected file?
What file/s is it telling you is infected? You may be reinfected by the file each time it is DL to your system and AVG is removing it each time.
If your system comes up clean, you should be ok.
If I were you, I would either install a firewall software, or get rid of the KaZaa.
If we can give you any other specific information let us know.
Kimber
The more I learn,I realize how much more there is to know!
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My son now tells me that he saw his sister starting to download a music file and he said that the file "didn't look right" so he scanned it and saw it was a virus, but instead of letting AVG heal it he just deleted the file. This is a guess but I am thinking that the virus is not there but AVG "thinks it is" because it detected it but was not allowed to heal it. Does that sound feasible? And if so, how can I get rid of the darn error message short of uninstaling AVG and then re-installing it. Or, is that the only option if my theory is correct?
AVG is set up to eliminate viruses that it finds during a scan.
Thanks again,
Al
AVG is set up to eliminate viruses that it finds during a scan.
Thanks again,
Al
KimberTech
MIS
What file/s is it telling you is infected? You may be reinfected by the virus each time it is DL to your system and AVG is removing it each time.
Kimber
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Kimber
The more I learn,I realize how much more there is to know!
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Problem Solved:
I finally figured out that because of where the virus attached itself to I had to disable the "restore" function so my AVG anti-virus program could find and eliminate the virus. Thanks to Carr and Kimber for all your help.
Al
I finally figured out that because of where the virus attached itself to I had to disable the "restore" function so my AVG anti-virus program could find and eliminate the virus. Thanks to Carr and Kimber for all your help.
Al
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