Thanks Andrew, I'll try to find out how to get rid of this "protoride" worm. Have been looking around, but without success. Any ideas how I can rid myself of this horrid little worm? Thanks. Richard Godfrey Telephone: +44 (0) 1656-657516 Office 01656-643146 Can't get through? try mobile 07791-452593 -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson Sent: 03 October 2004 18:51 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: MCAFEE Hi, The issue with some of these viruses is that they cannot just be removed = by a simple virus scanner, because the virus can do registry tweaking etc. = The virus scanner will scan files for known viruses, then give you the = results. If you have a specific virus which is a worm, quite a lot of the new = ones need specific removal tools to get rid of the infection. These scan = more thougherly through the files, and can undo registry changes that are = made to the system. AVG do removal tools free on their website, Mcafee though = also do a removal tool called Stinger, which will remove quite a lot of the = known viruses. I quite often use this tool if I am fixing a system and I = don't know the virus that is on the system, and I don't want to have to trawl through the different cleaners to find the right one. However, AVG is still is as good as it once was, and I wouldn't ditch = it. Andrew. > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Godfrey > Sent: 02 October 2004 14:51 > To: Access-Uk@Freelists. Org > Subject: [access-uk] MCAFEE >=20 > I still haven't successfully dealt with my protoride virus, and have > therefore been reviewing my options. I currently use AVG,=20 > which seemed to > be doing the job. I've been advised to use Mcafee (which I=20 > probably can't > spell) and wondered: > 1. Is it thought to be better than AVG or anything else? and > 2. Does it work well with Jaws 5.1? > Thanks. >=20 > Richard Godfrey > Telephone: +44 (0) 1656-657516 > Office 01656-643146 > Can't get through? try mobile 07791-452593 >=20 >=20 > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.772 / Virus Database: 519 - Release Date: 01/10/2004 >=20 > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to=20 > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >=20 ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.772 / Virus Database: 519 - Release Date: 01/10/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.772 / Virus Database: 519 - Release Date: 01/10/2004 ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq