Also see LimeWire continually Popping up every few seconds & also Opening at System Startup

funny you should say this, cos i have the very same prob. I get around 5000 items, all the same size (765kb) It's getting a bit worrying now. If you hear of a solution, please let me know. Thanx

you should get Avast and run it, also try going into safe mode(F8) and running scan that way and manuelyy removing it in safe mode. that may be the only way, Just in case you don't know how, Reboot your comp. and start pressing F8 as soon as it turns back on that will put you in safe mode and you can safely delete stuff from there.

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THE ONLY THING NEEDED FOR THE TRIUMPH OF EVIL, IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING.---Edward Burke

Dear Guys (Those that caught this W32 spyworm)

How did you get this worm, e.g. were you running a virus scanner at the time (Y or N), did you deliberately download and run an *.exe file without scanning it first, did you download a *.zip file and autorun it, etc.

It is well known (by almost everybody) that surfing the web or using the P2P network without having an up to date virus scanner running is asking for trouble. It is also well known that you can't trust exe and zip files downloaded off P2P.

So, I am trying to understand how so many people caught this worm when a few simple precautions, such as setting your LW filter to exclude exe and zip files and running a virus scanner, could have saved so much hassle.

Also, though there are no size filters in LW yet, not downloading files under 1 or 2mb is a very sensible policy to adopt.

Therefore, unless someone can say something different, it really look like those that caught this worm were either reckless, careless or both.



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Hi all, managed to fix this "uploads" virus. Downloaded free trial of Panda titanium anti virus, which found it and killed it, but you also need to click "Run" c:\uploads- select all- then delete. this definitely will get rid of it. Good luck

my task manager wont open using control+alt+ delete either....
my lime wire will run for 10-15 minutes and then close and reboot...
i also have the hidden folder "complete" under documents and settings.... yesterday there were 7,000 zip files relating to porn, etc

...alsoo...
my panda software notified me of "winupdate" trying to connect... and i thought it was part of windows

are we in the same boat?
i thought it was just my computer lol

I strongly suggest you guys scan your system with an Anti Virus clearner right away. You cant get rid of viruses by deleting it. Viruses/trojans/worms will keep filling your hard drive until you clean it, that is why Limewire is doing that to because its corrupt and infested.

thanks Sphinx,

im running the panda antivirus software now
it found a few infected files

also,
it seems that the files "msmovies" and "winlogi.exe" are bad
my tast manager was not opening upon pressing control alt delete... so i manually opened the tast manager... and i ended both of those processes.. and now my task manager opens

do you know if "pavfires.exe" is a normal process? it is taking up too much cpu...

You're not alone I had around 300-400 files off of lime wire and when it boots up i find 2,375????
i looked in the folder and fould thet the other 1700 files were all porno movie programs. I kept deleting hundred of thousands of these nasty disgusting things and find now that even after completely wipeing my harddrive free of lime wire material, I'M STILL GETTING THESE FILES!!!!! im runnnin panda anti virus rigth now an am just really really mad that those jerks who programed it didnt fix lime wire to use the fire wall i paid like $40 for!!! :mad: :mad:

Always trust your Anti Virus Cleaner, let it do its job. I run mine every night and every time I log off Limewire. Just to set the record straight, Limewire is not the one giving you a virus, a fellow user did. We only use Limewire as an app that connects you to the open Gnutella network and because it is open, users will stick any file in there as a virus/worm/trojan/spam just so you can download, why, I dont know. Good luck, and run your scans as often as you can.

ahhh
thats good to know im not the only one who had a virus like that...

i too had limewire uninstalled and i had like 3000 porn files...... after deleting an original 7000 i came across before i uninstalled limewire

has anyone hear of
"pavfires.exe" ?

it uses up alot of cpu until you close limewire... so im sure they are connected... but i dont know if thats a virus because i dont recognize it...

well i hope i find out why i keep getting that folder called "complete" and i have limewire unistalled right now and theyre still comeing through. i ran adaware and i found somethin called win32.alcan.p2pworm or smothing like that. I really hate these files and they slow down my online games such as RuneScape.

there was a worm listed on the internet/ on my computer too... panda neutralized it a few times... it was called W32 i think.. thats probably it

everything seems to be working fine here... thats probably your problem

that and/or msmovies... as soon as i ended ms movies.. my task manager worked again :-/

hopefully some of thins applies to you

If you stick to MP3 files, you wont get a virus. If you attempt to download pirated software & games, you will most likely pick up a virus.

If you guys cant stop it, just go to Safe Mode, it will put all file at halt and left unprotected which you can strike while the iron is hot (meaning......DELETE THE UPLOAD FOLDER!!) and run the anti virus in safe mode too. and try to uninstall LimeWire and get LimeWire from Limewire.com