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Netsky worm in my Dad's computer

by Meezer Oct 30, 2005 3:56AM PST

My Dad has run his antivirus program and says no virus found, however every now and then with antivirus provided by his internet company - it says he has the netsky worm.

How does he remove this worm from his computer??

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His ISP is probably wrong but

by roddy32 Oct 30, 2005 4:38AM PST

you can download and run "Stinger" for a second opinion. It's a small stand-alone scanner from Mcafee for certain viruses including netsky and it's variants. It's free.

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

The ISP might be detecting something from a spoofed address.

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Thanks so much for your suggestion!

by Meezer Oct 30, 2005 7:24AM PST

I really appreciate the help! I'll pass this along to Dad. Its been a tough year the wrong Sox won the World Series - oh well, we always have next year!!

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(NT) (NT) LOL I am also a RED Sox fan, Good luck and keep us posted.

by roddy32 Oct 30, 2005 7:50AM PST

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