About that file I deleted.....

Hi,

When I was trying to rid myself of the trogan last week 2 files were deleted. RAVirus deleted one and I deleted the other.

One was ~c:\windows\system32\wiwshost.exe
The other was something similar.

Chaslang ~ you told me this could cause AVG not to work. I thought that it was working but i'm not so sure.

I went to windows-system32 and didn't see this file. I did have show hidden files selected.

I installed zone alam today and it states that there is no virus protection detected. Is this just a glitch between the 2 programs?

How can I replace this file?


Thanks!!

 

I also have ZoneAlarm and ZoneAlarm I believe only detects the zonealarm antivirus program. Which you can get it from ZoneAlarm with Antivirus(firewall+av).

So there is no glitch.

 

Actually ZoneAlarm detects many virus programs. I have ZA Pro with NAV05 and it detects it. Make sure you have the latest builds and updates.

 

I do have the latest AVG ~ just installed a new one last week.

Does anyone know if I can replace my lost file?

 

I would uninstall AVG and then reinstall it. This should take care of your problem. Also in ZA make sure it says "Firewall is up-to-date". Also under Overview select the Preferences Tab and click on "Check for Update".

 

I unistalled AVG and ZA. I don't know what I did but I was having trouble viewing pages because of setting in ZA.

I just updated windows yesterday and now I have a windows firewall. When did windows come out with a firewall? I assume I shouldn't have 2 running.

I'm not sure what to do now.....

 

I thought I deleted a file that the trojan had attached to ~ not one that the trojan had created.

Going back to install everything.

Thanks Chaslang!!