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November 2nd, 2004, 07:29 AM
#1
Help to remove suspicious file
Hello All, i downloaded my email through Outlook today, and one of the emails contained a file, which, i did not open, but transferred the file to my documents, scanned it, no viruses.
It has installed a program called "wingo.exe" in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
When i try to delete it, it says it cannot due to Windows using it.
How can i get rid of this program?
Also, it tries to connect to the internet, but, i have blocked it from doing this through Zonealarm.
Thanks, GEP
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November 2nd, 2004, 07:40 AM
#2
Reboot in Safe Mode, then delete the file?
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November 2nd, 2004, 08:48 AM
#3
Re:Reboot in Safe Mode
Hello Vernon and all, thanks for your reply.
I cannot reboot in Safe Mode, always stalls on the Black screen egg-timer.
I have been told a different way a few years ago, but cannot remember.
Any ideas?
Thanks GEP
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November 2nd, 2004, 11:52 AM
#4
Re:Suspicious File
Hello All, i did a Norton AV scan, it found 278 viruses, quarantined them all, and deleted them. All seems ok now.
Only ever had 5 or 6 virus since 1999, in shock to be infected by so many.
Still cannot delete that "Wingo.exe" file. It came up in the Norton Scan as a virus.
Cannot get my windows 98se into Safe mode, any ideas how to get that Wingo program deleted from System??
Thanks, GEP
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November 2nd, 2004, 12:58 PM
#5
I have a virus or viruses that cannot be deleted
Hello All, i did a Norton AV scan, it found 278 viruses, quarantined them all, and deleted them.
Everything seemed ok, did another scan, found the same ones, deleted them from Quarantine again.
It said, that it could be one of a couple of viruses and to place a floppy recovery disc in or something like that, and reboot to repair or delete this virus.
The virus is this "wingo.exe" program that is in my system, still cannot delete it.
I have 7 recue floppies is this what the message after i did the scan means?
Thanks, GEP
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November 2nd, 2004, 01:52 PM
#6
Have a look in the registry key.. (start, run, type "regedit")
HKEY_Current_User\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
and delete the reference, in the right hand side, to the wingo.exe program. reboot and then you can delete the wingo file itself.
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November 2nd, 2004, 03:23 PM
#7
gep: Wingo.exe is from one of the new Bagle/Beagle viruses. Here is a link to Symantec's page on Beagle.AV.
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November 2nd, 2004, 06:20 PM
#8
Sorted
Hello Han and all, thanks, it was the Beagle virus, went to Norton website and downloaded the fix, removed it from my computer, all's well now.
Won't listen to my missus re:downloading attachments, its ok, a friends sent it, lol.
Thanks, GEP
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November 2nd, 2004, 09:57 PM
#9
gep: Glad you got things fixed!
It's tough anymore to know what's safe. Nearly all of recent viruses spoof (fake) the sender's email address. So while it looks like the email is from a friend, one really has no idea where is came from. Best thing to do is to run a good AV, keep it updated and individually scan every attachment before opening it.
The Beagle/Bagel you received is really spreading. We have received and captured several over the last couple of days at our small office...
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