hmmm..well then, I suggest some experements need to be done...

what I would advise is that a person moves all mp3 files out of their downloads folder and then try the above...then run the AVG...I suspect that possibly the virus only targets the downloads folder and that moving files from there might just keep them from being deleted...

has there been any mention of said virus affecting one's entire computer?

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Oops I hit edit and not reply...sorry I will pull my reply out of your post...

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Good idea...
No-one has reported the virus going any further than their download folder, once this virus is cleaned up, they can re-download and all new files are fine...

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Files are 408.0 KB & are .mp3.exe (with the exe icon). AntiVir found WORM/Fontra.C during download, which is the same as the Delf.ATB worm that Aaron suggested months ago.
Worm/Fontra.C - Full description

One person also downloaded a Bitdownloader file & got hit with this worm.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/downlo...ded-files.html
These ones show up in my search as "song title Bitdownloader", again with the exe icon. The ones I found were 220.5 KB. Antivir ignored them, AVG Antispyware found Trojan.Obfuscated.en.


There are some other really nasty little .mp3.exes of 228.0 KB & these show up with TR/Drop.VB.ME.1, TR/Drop.VB.ME.20. Can't find too much info about these but they seem to be much harder to get rid of than the worm.

hmmm....interested in writing a nice little sticky about this subject birdy?, you seem quite up on the subject!

*cough*cough*hack*hack* I guess I've missed out on this experience (as I'm sure others have for the same reason) because I know not to even think about downloading such obviously "wrong" files...I do have some dim memory about seeing something similar coming back as a search result, but that is possibly a false memory...reminds me of the infamous Wavelab5 crack (which was floating around when Wavelab4 had just been released) that was floating around for a time....

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It's a bit amazing how so many people do manage to download these, since they have the program icon & LW gives you the warning popup when you try to download an exe file.