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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 22:10
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Thanks for the help!


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 22:08
McAfee should be deleting the virus. Your virus scan says it has, but it re-appears - I don't understand, unless you keep getting re-infected.
 
The file pay[1].mid is in teh Internet Explorer Temporary cache, so flushing out your cache should remove the file, (Tools/Internet Options/General/Browsing History/Delete...).
 
Sorry, that's as much as I can help.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 21:21
The McAfee virus scan message telling me it has found a virus - Exploit-ANIfile.c and where it is.
But for some reason the Virus Scan doesn't find it...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 21:13
^ what "pops-up" exactly
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 21:10
Well, I keep scanning but nothing shows in the scan. It keeps saying that it finds nothing and yet when I come back here, there's that damn virus appearing.
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 20:45
The virus is concidered by McAfie to be a low threat.
 
This is only true if your virus checker catches and removes the virus.
 
Turning off the unsigned ActiveX installer does nothing to this virus, but it can (can not will) stop the virus downloading another virus.
 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 20:32
Just use your sonic screwdriver....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 20:30

Uh oh.  Have I been infected?  I wasn't practicing safe PA surfing.  Embarrassed

Is it going to start burning everytime I reboot now?
I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 20:28
Have you done a virus scan?
 
This is what turned up on mine:
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 20:26
Tony and Dean, I've done what you say, however, it still pops up.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 20:15
and set your browsers to block unsigned ActiveX commands (for IE7 users that's Security Tab under Internet Options)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 19:54
I've picked it up to.
Everyone needs to update then run their antivirus software.
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 15:09
Yes, it was McAfee showing it on the college computer I used this morning using IE6....

....just logged in to PA on my home PC and there are no problems...Avast has not detected any virus, but I have used firefox this time.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 13:30
Yup my anti virus keeps popping up, I ignore it though
who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 13:26
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 11:55
Mine's McAfee Enterprise 8. 
 
The file it detects is:   
\\user\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\BSW01ARR\pay[1].mid
 
It's a Trojan and is detected as the virus named in my first post.
 
It tries to launch a pop up in IE as well.


Edited by Heavyfreight - June 07 2007 at 11:56
When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 11:52
Mine is a McAfee (Enterprise 8.0).
Exploit-ANIfile.c (Trojan) - a file called Pay(2).Mid
That's about all
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 11:40
More details if possible please.
 
Which virus checker is it which is reporting the virus? Is there any more information available about exactly where on the page the virus is, a specific ad or programme perhaps?
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 10:26
I have it as well, it pops up in the main page and in the main forum page as well.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2007 at 05:07
Same problem, seems to be everywhere here, maybe Bob is right, it could be the adverts.
 
Trojan virus is showing on the anti virus as a list, so there might be more than one virus.
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