no problem Gramps!

How are u for socks this Christmas? LOL

Glad that cleared things up!


Regards
The Bishop

Hi!
I installed LimeWire last week and had the same problem as you: LW opened again and again although I closed it. I tried to follow your steps to delete "winupdates". But it won't work because I couldn't find "C:\windows\prefetch". Maybe it is because I have Windows ME. Please help me!

If your having trouble ridding yourself of this virus you need to go to Norbiesworld....This is the link to his site, he will help you fix this......

http://www.norbiesworld.co.uk/Forums...ic/t=1295.html

Thanks! I'll try it and tell you, if everything is alright!!! :-))))))

Cool, please do let us know of the outcome as it will help others...

Right, thanks to lots of people here, AVG, jeremy wilkes and sgtbadgerman i have finally figured it all out...

The Signs

There are three main things to look for if you think you may have the virus.
1) Limewire constantly keeps opening, and if you un-install it it still tries (and comes up with an error
2) Ctrl-Alt-Delete will not work. This is so the virus is not seen eatingall the cpu
3) In c/Documents and Settings/main user there will be a folder called complete or uploads or something of the sort. Its a hidden file, so make sure you have hidden files on and system filen on aswell. In complete will be a load of zip files, usually with porn names. DO NOT BE FOOLED! Each one is the virus, and each folder is uploaded to limewire, so more people get it. This is why limewire keeps opening!

The Virus

****** this thing is smart! It cannot be detected by any antivirus (that i know of) and can take over programs. (it took over my previous antivirus!! ) It also takes up all your CPU, so if your comp is running slowly, check the signs. Its also extremely good at hiding .

How to get rid of the bugger!

Right, this is the hard part.

1) Check all the signs
2) If you know you have the virus, uninstall limewire, this is the first place it hides.
3) Delete .limewire This is in c/Documants and Settings/Main User
4) Do a file find for limewire, delete everything.

5) Now limewire has gone, you can start getting rid of the virus. First, see if you can get into task manager a different way. Sometimes you can, sometimes you can't. To see, go to c/windows/system 32/taskman.exe If you cant open task manager this way, it will probably come up witht eh program is in use. You will need to make a shortcut to task manager on your desktop, re-start your PC and click it straight away.

6) If you can get into task manager, go to processes and double click CPU. Something will be using close to 100%. Write down what it is. It is most likely to be ms movies or winupdates. again, DO NOT BE FOOLED! This is the virus hiding under a windows program!. If the virus is not one of the two, do a file find for what it is. DELETE EVERYTHING that is suspicious. It may have taken over some programs (it did with my antivirus, i had to delete it)

7) Now, if you did or didnt find what the virus is named, turn your computer off and run it in safe mode. (push f8 at startup and select safe mode). If you get the option to cancel loading something using esc, do so. Booting in safe mode may take a while...

8) Go to c/program files and look for winupdates, or ms movies. It'll be hidden. If not, look for what you found in taskmanager. Delete this file, then go and delete complete or uploads. re-start the PC and check the signs. If none appear, . However, if they do appear, i'm afraid i cant help....


I hope that this helps. If you have had the virus for a while, it may be slightly harder to get rid of the whole virus. Just keep looking through your system. Filefind is a wonderful tool

GOOD LUCK

FuriousPanda

hey

i'm having the same problem than nigel. can't find task manager exe file. didn't find taskmgr.exe but taskman.exe, is it the same thing ? help fast

hey, can't seem to launch the task manager exe even after the copy-paste process.When i double-click it, it just loads for like half a second and nothing happens. what should i do ? i'm doing this with the taskman.exe... aren't taskman.exe and taskmgr.exe the same thing ?Am i using the correct file ? really need help fast. thanks

oh...and i tried restarting. nothing changes. still the same crap

Are you having the problem with LW popping up all the time too? My best advice would be to go to Norbiesworld (click on link below). He sees this problem a lot & will be able to help you, it's all free. If you go to his site & register, follow the directions for free computer help. Download Hijackthis & post the log in the Viruses, Trojans, Spyware section of his forum.
Norbiesworld