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The Virtuamonde Virus
By skid on December 29, 2008 in Security and malware | No Comments
Recently I purchased a new Dell Vostro 200 computer. Within two weeks of connecting the computer to the internet it became infected with the Virtumonde virus. I downloaded AVG, ZoneAlarm, Spybot Search & Destroy, and already had McAfee Security Centre installed on the computer. These utilities removed the Virtumonde virus, around 30 Trojan horses, and about 27,000 spyware-related items. Now whenever I logon to the computer the following messages appear: “Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\karfwxvw.dll” and “Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\feruvijc.dll”. Do these error messages mean that the virus is still installed on the computer, and how can I get rid of the messages? Also, what is your opinion on the security software I am now running on the computer? (more…)
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Spent the entire day configuri…
By skid on December 28, 2008 in Twitter | No Comments
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Woohoo! One week until I leave…
By skid on December 26, 2008 in Twitter | No Comments
