unwanted downloads
 

How come my Shared folder get suddenly filled with up to 400 files that I dont recognize.They end up there all the time even when I'm not connected to limewire.

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I don't know but I'm getting the same thing!

Many unwelcome downloaded folders produce p2pnetwork.exe virus
 

Ok, I think I have some info.

Here's how it occurs:

1) Sometime while downloading from Limewire, hundreds of mass produced "mock" file folders (mine were zipped) appear in the Shared folder.

2) After a restart, an application tries to SETUP: DO NOT CLICK NEXT!!!!!! Click CANCEL.

3) I noticed this virus disables regedit. Go to the Windows folder and you will find a little grey rubiks cube thingy. It is a sortcut that will open regedit.

4) Do a search for the string: p2pnetwork. After each find, delete it. Keep doing this (there were 12 in my registry).

5) Restart in Safe Mode. Run regedit again. Search for string again. Should be only one this time.

6) If you have a maintenance program like tuneup utilities, that's great because you have to get into the msconfig startup area. Delete all occurences of p2pnetwork.exe.

7) Restart. Check registry for occurrences of p2pnetwork.exe. Delete if they are there. Recheck startup pgms. If p2pnetwork.exe is stil there you may have to restart in safe mode again and repeat. It wil work, but it may take time and patience. I HATE THIS BUG.

Good luck, I hope I've helped someone

jt

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no bozos p2pmetwork virus is real
 

Trust me, if anyone gets this thing, they will be glad for those instructions. You just don't get it because you haven't gotten the virus.

I had to do those steps last night for the second time in a month so it is likely other people are getting the virus.

If the funny guy knows a shorter way, or anybody has a better cure for the p2pnetwork.exe virus comng through the gnutella network, please post here.

no bozos.

jeeptravel

where can i find the windows folder

do u think u could give me some more dtailed instructions on how to do this

Every time i start Limewire and there's a new shared folder called 'completed' (400 winzip files). I have downloaded a wrong, 851,7 kb winzip file. When I close Limewire it pops up again!

I don't know how to fix it, every time the new folder comes up, I just delete it. How can I find and catch the virus.
Should I just re-install Limewire?

Please, if you think you have a virus, you think your anti-virus agent is corrupted and you KNOW you shouldn't be in the registry because you just plain don't know what you are doing.....use an on-line vurus scanner. I recommend Micro trend. It's free, easy to use and it works. http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

I tried the trendmicro but it did not remove the files. they seem to replace themselves when deleted. When i was on limewire it show that the common folder was in the root of my drive. it has disabled my task manager, regedit and my msdos program. will i have to format and re-install everything to get rid of it??

i jus had a smillaur problem. i had to use 2 different antivirus programs and spybot and than i still had to delete mad files manually. yo this thing is a beast if you dont kill everey file it makes witch is a lot. it multiplys. i s***** that **** is like some roaches fo real but after 4 hours of dedication my **** runs better than it has in a while. i recomend kaspersky anti-virus pro and spy-bot jus seadch em on limewire i got em on there .but you will have to delete limewire and java than run your full system scan with both they will say it cant delete some things when it ask if it can run after system restart click yes . i also made a list of files it could not fix and deleted them my self. thats how i beat it. hope i helped

i am unsure whether i have this virus or if someone else in the household has been shifting their downloads into my uncomplete folder. does it only seem to be going into the saved files with the virus or could it be putting them into the uncomplete folder aswell? if it isn't the virus, could there be any other explanation?