06-13-2008, 11:20 PM
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| RE: Need help removing a virus
"j_joyt" wrote:
> me too
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> "eselk2003******.com" wrote:
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> > I'm using Windows Media Player 11, with all updates. Anytime I play a
> > music file, MP3, WAV, AU, etc, it plays for exactly 10 seconds, then
> > the playback pauses and Internet Explorer launches to this URL:
> >
> > www.flashcodec.com
> >
> > Then the browser window closes and another window opens to ask if I
> > want to download/open/run this file:
> >
> > Windows_Media_Player_Flash_Codec_Plugin.exe
> >
> > I saved the EXE and scanned it, and sure enough, it contains a virus.
> >
> > What I can't figure out, is what is causing this behavior. Also, it
> > only happens on one user account. I'm using XP SP2, and I have 2
> > admin user accounts, and 1 doesn't have this issue, and the other
> > does... so it must be some per-user setting. I don't see any weird
> > processes running, and my anti-virus software isn't reporting anything
> > (unless I download and run/scan that EXE).
> >
> > Also, if I skip past the 10 second mark in the song (click the slider
> > bar to jump to 11 seconds) then I don't have any problems, until the
> > next song plays, or I replay the song and it hits 10 seconds again...
> > so this virus must trigger to do something at exactly 10 seconds.
> >
> > With all of the details I know about it, I can't believe I couldn't
> > find anything with my various searching (Google, etc). Anyone know
> > what it is?
> >
> > I even installed Windows Defender, and no luck. I guess I'll try a
> > few other anti-spy-ware and anti-virus programs, but I've already
> > tried several with no luck... and usually Avast! finds everything.
> >
me too any help  |