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    I may have been infected by something. But i'm actually not sure.

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by aan310, Aug 20, 2009.

  1. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    So Eset Smart Security starts complaining at every boot (and only boot) about:
    C:\Windows\system32\io.dll

    But if i tell it to delete it (only option is delete or ignore) nothing happens.

    And on that note i checked google with no info on "io.dll" and it's not actually in the folder... as in i can't find that file on my disk any where.

    Any one have a clue what's up?

    EDIT: there is also this smgr34.exe file in my startup folder. I disabled that and i can't delete it. Eset did not even see that during my scan. I'm gona boot to Linux and see if i can get rid of it i guess.
     
    aan310, Aug 20, 2009
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  2. TevashSzat

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    Submit the suspicious files to VirusTotal to check whether it may be a false positive.
     
    TevashSzat, Aug 20, 2009
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    kegobeer, Aug 20, 2009
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    Make sure to tell Explorer to show hidden and system files (in Folder Options I think).
     
    swarmer, Aug 20, 2009
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    If you know how to remove the possible trojan files from linux that's ok but why not give MBAM and/or SAS a run also?
     
    Baserk, Aug 20, 2009
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    it's set to show hidden
    well, i could go into a ubuntu live and delete the file, but its not there. Im so confused!
     
    aan310, Aug 20, 2009
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    aan310, Aug 20, 2009
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    Personally I would reformat. It is a pain but I don't sleep well at night thinking I might have some sneaky virus hiding in my machine, especially if I use it for sensitive transactions. This is what I did for a friend recently when they had a virus. Theirs were categorized as low risk level, but I still didn't feel good about it so I reformatted.
     
    The Fire Snake, Aug 21, 2009
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    Run Malwarebytes. its free and the best out there
     
    NlightN, Aug 21, 2009
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    I don't think there is a 64 bit version. At least there wasn't the last time I checked and thats' why i went for SuperAntimalware.
     
    The Fire Snake, Aug 21, 2009
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    It works just fine on 64-bit, just does not have active protection.
     
    MidnightSun, Aug 21, 2009
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    Thats strange, I remember the installer saying I couldn't install it on a 64 bit OS. This was 6 months ago, so maybe they cam out with a new version?
     
    The Fire Snake, Aug 21, 2009
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