virus scan

I've picked up a virus in 'pixelpwr32'. Norton can
neither clean, delete, nor quarantine this virus. It's
name is Trojan.Gema

Here'a the printout:

Scan type: Manual Scan
Event: Virus Found!
Virus name: Trojan.Gema
File: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\pixelpwr32.exe
Location: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
Computer: OEMCOMPUTER
User: default
Action taken: Clean failed : Quarantine failed :
Date found: Fri Dec 19 05:22:30 2003

I know the file is probably important to the operating
system but why can't the virus be put into quarantine and
then deleted from the quartantine file?

What happens if I delete pixelpwr32? What is pixelpwr32?

Thanks in advance

jim

David
Fri Dec 19 18:23:03 CST 2003

Please put WinME in Safe Mode and perform a Full Scan of your PC and clean/delete the
infectors as needed.

Dave



"jim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:032801c3c68e$c32b33f0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| I've picked up a virus in 'pixelpwr32'. Norton can
| neither clean, delete, nor quarantine this virus. It's
| name is Trojan.Gema
|
| Here'a the printout:
|
| Scan type: Manual Scan
| Event: Virus Found!
| Virus name: Trojan.Gema
| File: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\pixelpwr32.exe
| Location: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
| Computer: OEMCOMPUTER
| User: default
| Action taken: Clean failed : Quarantine failed :
| Date found: Fri Dec 19 05:22:30 2003
|
| I know the file is probably important to the operating
| system but why can't the virus be put into quarantine and
| then deleted from the quartantine file?
|
| What happens if I delete pixelpwr32? What is pixelpwr32?
|
| Thanks in advance
|
| jim
|

siljaline
Fri Dec 19 22:51:29 CST 2003


"jim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I've picked up a virus in 'pixelpwr32'. Norton can
> neither clean, delete, nor quarantine this virus. It's
> name is Trojan.Gema
>
> Here'a the printout:

<snip>

> I know the file is probably important to the operating
> system but why can't the virus be put into quarantine and
> then deleted from the quartantine file?
>
> What happens if I delete pixelpwr32? What is pixelpwr32?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> jim

http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?s=85de979b38c89370f590eb6cd5c5f1b4&showtopic=22692

HTH

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