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RE: [OT] I think I have a virus

• Posted by Brian Broker <bkb at cnw.com> Aug 13, 2004
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Greg Haberek wrote:
> 
> 
> - Notepad closes randomly (actually I think its after a specific 
> interval)
> - Internet Explorer takes forever to start
> - my start page has been set to some "Home Search" crap
> - my memory almost maxes out right after windows starts (i use MaxMem by
> AnalogX)
> 
> I ran Ad-aware, Anti-Vir, and Bazooka Spyware scanner, and stripped down 
> my
> boot with msconfig. I'm pretty sure its a virus or a worm or something.
> Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
> 
> ~Greg
> 

When I suspect something odd going on I check taskmgr for unusual 
processes.  I also check the registry for unusual things in
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and in
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.

If I find something odd I delete the reg entry and remove the binary 
from my hard drive.  Check everything because sometimes they'll use 
names that don't appear suspicious.

-- Brian