dannysummers, if you don't have the winupdate files you may have other files. I had something like msupdate.exe. It may vary so it seems. Use the free virusscan (homecall) from trendmicro.com. It's good and it's free. Then:

1. Uninstall LimeWire and remoev every file containing limewire in it (Search your entire pc for it and remove it without doubt)

2. Locate the virus-files (with trendmicro) and
a. Kill them if they are running
b. Remove them

3. Reboot
4. Reinstall LimeWire

If everything went ok the popping up should be over. If not, post a msg here. . hope to be of some help... :S

grtz

I have problems. I can't find anything with Winupdates or MSUpdate in it. Nothing besides System Idle Process takes up any memory. And my Internet Explorer is corrupt. Any help

Cheathie

Your problem from what you described does not sound like the virus they are talking about in this thread.You might want to go to norbies world they can probably help you there. You will have to register there it is a really good site for figuring out computer and virus problems.


http://www.norbiesworld.co.uk/

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Thanks. Limewire keeps opening up it's annoying

I have what appears to be this same virus on my computer but I have a problem. When I get to the step after I have opened the task manager (with the desktop shortcut) I have no processes named winupdates or anything like that. I have a process called kpf4ss.exe that is hogging like 11 K but thats it. I dont know what all of the processes running are (I know a lot of them) but nothing appears to be using anything even close to 100 percent. I have a process called winlogon.exe but it has always been there. You mentioned that not all users will have this 100 percent problem. What do I do if I dont know which process to end?

Thanks alot

I have that exact same problem. The virus is called Worm.win32.VB or something like that. There are many pages with descriptions, but none that tell how to get rid of it.

I uninstall it after I download what I want. It NEVER FAILS to ***** up my computer. Limewire developers WHERE ARE YOU and why arent you FIXING this on-going problem??

The worm just died... I didn't do anything. That's weird

What??????

Have a very close look at "all" the links here: WARNING: Viruses on network you should be aware of! as some of them have something you don't know about yet. Stay away from files below 2 MB is size. Don't get confused between MB & KB. As soon as you do a search, double-click the top of the size coumn of the search results & the largest files will be listed at the top. Any of these above 2 MB in size should be safe; re: virii.

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