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Virus Lightnign bolt PLEASE, Help!!!!!

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by bradleyr

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A Win98 machine has a virus (or so I suspect). A system tray size icon that resembles a lighting bolt appears in different places (start button, explorer title bar, various windows title bars). The maching has become very slow and difficult to operate. Can somebody please help? Norton or McAfee did not catch it. Has anyone seen this - Please help!!!

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by mtnsqs

Have your tied VET?

Also if you have a licenced verions of Norton or McFee - make sure you have the latest updates. If so then try reproting the full detail of the problem to them - they are experts at telling what is a virus or not.

by cstaunton

Check to be sure that it is not a response to icq. There is a similar icon that appears when icq is letting you know a message is waiting on your acceptance...

by arg cio

check your registry and see if there is anything loading from the HKEY_local_machine/software/microsoft/windows/current version/run and HKEY_local_machine/software/microsoft/windows/current version/runservices that shouldn't be. before deleting, or changing anything in the registry, be sure to back it up.

Good luck, and happy hunting..

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