Virus?

[OPOVET2]

My Grand Son called today that his computer said it had two virui detected. The first one was no problem "YPAGER.EXE".

The second one I not been able to find any information at Trend Micro, Norton, Google and this site. Has anyone heard and knows what "PE_TARITE.A" is and removal proceedures?

He has Trend Micro anti virus and I would have thought they would have information on it since they detected it.

He lives down on the coast so this is via phone and email.

[DuaneB]

"PE_TARITE.A" may have been misspelled.

Sophos has one called "PE_PARITE.A,"
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/anal...32pariteb.html

Symantec calls it W32.Pinfi
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...w32.pinfi.html

[OPOVET2]

Thanks DuaneB.


About the third of fourth try he decided it was a "P" and not a "T".
Man you think a high school junior could tell the difference between the two.

[DuaneB]

We had another spelling adventure about a month and a half ago with the same virus.

http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...ghlight=PARITE

[OPOVET2]

Will call the grandson this afternoon after school for a report, if I can catch him before he goes to work.

We lost electrical power last night around 2050 and did not get it back till 0225 this morning, just in time to get ready for work.

After thinking about it some, there is no telling what font set he is running or if he even had his glasses on.