Help Me Get Rid Of A Virus

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03-17-2003, 08:49 AM
hugoharding

Okay, I downloaded a file called 'Winamp 4.0 Beta'. File size 369KB.

When i tried to open it to install, a black screen flashed up and then nothing happened, so I deleted it and downloaded winamp 3.8

This worked fine and i thought no more of the non-working one.

However, when I turned my computer on again the next day, and started up KaZaA Lite, there was an extra about 100 random files in the software section of my KaZaA, all with a size of 369KB. I deleted all of these files, and then ignored it.

The next day i turned on my computer and started up KaZaA Lite, once again, these files had appeared, and now I have to delete them every time I start KaZaA Lite.

Can I stop this happening, because it is obviously some sort of virus, but I don't know how serious it could be to my PC.

Oh yeah, it wasn't one of those files with the artist as '[SN]', because I know that those files have the same kind of effect.

So can someone help me:

a) stop the files appearing every time
B) tell me what this virus does to my computer
03-17-2003, 09:00 AM
BROCKSTER

have u fully scanned your comp with norten and trojen remover?
03-17-2003, 09:08 AM
newcster68

I know exactly what your talking about! You cant get rid of it unless you use norton anti virus or another virus program. If I am correct, look in your /system32 and u should see a kittykat icon<--that is the file that makes the constant downloads appear on kazaa. This has happened to me along time ago. Also the icon may be a smiley face. Im pretty sure u will find it there.
03-17-2003, 03:57 PM
dingoBaby

Winamp is freeware. Stick to downloads from their site.
03-17-2003, 04:19 PM
MERLIN

try deleting them from the "my kazaa lite" tab in kazaa, and not directly from my shared my shared folder. :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r:
03-17-2003, 04:31 PM
itay

i also have a f***ing virus....
but my norton didn't detect it. so i download McaFee
and it managed to delete it.
03-18-2003, 01:24 AM
C4-M$=:)

sounds like the klez virus, one of the early ones hugo. get the klez remover, I think klez was the one doing that to p2p.
03-18-2003, 01:45 AM
the-ninja69

Ide recomend using norton full system scan. Make sure you have lates virus definations and use live update reguraly u should be able to remover the virus.