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Old November 26th 09, 01:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.security.virus,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,alt.privacy.spyware
David H. Lipman
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Default Infection messages?

From: "Andy Walker"

| David H. Lipman wrote:

I will keep researching this and hopefully we will find what security tool is
generating
the display you have seen.


| It occurred to me that she may be able to find the text of the error
| in a log file for the program generating the error. Assuming the
| program keeps a log, and the log has a formatted text element, she
| should be able to use the search function in Windows to search for the
| string "INFECTION: DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ROBIN
| BIGNALL\COOKIES\INDEX.DAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. FILE IS NO LONGER
| EXISTENT." or some portion of that. If she can find the log file, she
| should be able to identify the program.


A good approach !

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Dave
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