Benjamin Cathey wrote: > My computer started acting funny yesterday morning > > This morning I used a Windows Live (part PE) disk and ran McAffee to check > for viruses and found a "Generic Trojan.p Dropper" - whatever that is exactly. > A program designed to infect you with another virus.
> Then I rebooted with Insert Security (Live linux Distro), ran freshclam and > started scanning my hdd. Apparently my pagefile was infected with > W32.Perelett.14919 - ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS IS/DOES? I looked on the net and > could find much. I removed the pagefile.sys and created a new blank file > with that name - hopefully that clears it up. > > Any input? > A virus in the pagefile won't be able to infect you: It can't be run. However, it's a symptom that it was run, or perhaps downloaded at a program memory. The chances that it executed on your computer is high. It can also have installed a different virus. _______________________________________________ http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-win32
