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    A little disinfection help, please... [Resolved]

    A virus just got into my system. My antivirus, AVG, detected it, and it says:

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    AVG Resident Shield
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    Virus
    Virus identified Worm/Padobot.I

    is found in file
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\ftpupd.exe

    To remove this virus, please run AVG for Windows
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    OK
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    So I did run a full scan on my machine, and no go. It just didn't pick up Padobot.I

    So my questions are:

    1. What can I do about Padobot.I? Any removal tools or files/registry entries I must delete?

    2. What is "ftpupd.exe"? Do I need it?

    A little more info: Once in a while, an instance of Internet Explorer will suddenly open up, and head over to some angelfire.com website, where it prompts me to install an ActiveX control. Luckily, some of my gray cells still function, so I close it all. I believe that this is related to Padobot.I.


    Note that Norton AV is not an option for me, I simply cannot afford it. Also, this is the only file that seems infected.

    Help.
    Last edited by mendhak; Jul 28th, 2004 at 08:35 PM.

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