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Old August 28th 10, 07:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
MowGreen
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Default Invisible virus files to Explorer?

Beyond X wrote:
Recently Norton Internet Security turned up several malware, mostly
Trojan Horses.
When I searched the files exposed by Norton using Explorer\Search, it
failed find any of them.
Are those malware files invisible to Explorer? How can Norton find them
and identify their names and locations?



How to see hidden files in Windows XP
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...l62.html#winxp

Since NIS didn't protect the system and may at this stage of the game be
compromised itself, you'd be better served burning a Rescue CD, booting
from it, and cleaning the system from said CD so that no malware on the
infected drive can cloak itself.
IF the system can connect to the internet, then the CD will
automatically update to the latest malware defintions:

How to record Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10 to a CD/DVD and boot my computer
from the disk?
http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses...?qid=208282484

Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10 - Work with program
http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/rescuedisk/main

How to create a BitDefender Rescue CD
http://kb.bitdefender.com/KB627-en--...Rescue-CD.html

HOW TO REPAIR WINDOWS USING THE BitDefender RESCUE CD
http://kb.bitdefender.com/KB650-en--...RESCUE-CD.html


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