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Other => Viruses and worms => Topic started by: richtea on February 24, 2005, 10:08:43 PM
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Hi
I've got the Win32: Bropia-G worm on my computer but I can't find a way to remove it. The avast anti-virus program detects it but everytime i try to repair, delete or move it to the chest it re-appears.
Please can somebody help???
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Hi, welcome to the forums.
Please Help us to Help you In order to help fully we need more information....
- What OS are you using? is it up to date?
- What avast! version and VPS file (virus database) number, e.g. 0436-4 (see about avast!)
- What was the virus name, what was the filename, where was it found
example (C:\windows\system32\infected-filename.xxx)?
- What actions have you taken to try and resolve the problem?
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Hi
Windows 98SE
avast version 4.1, vps file 0508-2
virus name was win32: bropia-g (wrm) and its located in c:\
i've tried to delete the worm using avast but it doesn't seem to remove the worm.
also, there are about 10 ms-dos shortcuts in the same location that are infected by the worm that can't be deleted!!
i hope you can help me.
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Does updating to the latest version of avast help? (4.6.603)
--lee
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Click on the link in my signature and follow the instructions in the malware removal section.
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Thanks for the link Eddy, I followed the instructions and my computer is now working fine!!!
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avast still doesn`t detect bropia n,p,q,r variants! These variants were detected my symantec about 1 weeks ago.
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Do you have the corresponding files (samples)?
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Do you have the corresponding files (samples)?
sorry i didn`t make myself clear,and sorry for any confussion. i have not been infected by Bropia but i know a few people who have, i checked the avast database and noticed the M,N,Q,R variants are not listed.
These variants were detected aroung 21/22nd Feb. So will a future avast update include these?
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The particular variants are usually named differently by antivirus companies - especially when there are many variants of the malware.
So, for example, what Symantec calls Bropia M/N/Q/R - avast! may call Bropia J/K/L/M.
(I'm not saying it's exactly like that - it was just an example. It's hard to say without the particular files.)