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hobey19 · 10-24-2004, 10:18 PM

just did a fresh install of windows xp pro sp1, and all i have installed are avg free, ad-aware and spybot. somehow already i have a virus (ftpupd.exe in the system32 folder). neither avg or housecall is able to remove it. i have run updates as well, but i nothing else has been done. any ideas? thanks

the virus infecting the file is worm/padobot.v

craig

10-24-2004, 10:18 PM	#1
hobey19 usual suspect Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: not here Posts: 2,051	fresh install - ftpupd.exe just did a fresh install of windows xp pro sp1, and all i have installed are avg free, ad-aware and spybot. somehow already i have a virus (ftpupd.exe in the system32 folder). neither avg or housecall is able to remove it. i have run updates as well, but i nothing else has been done. any ideas? thanks the virus infecting the file is worm/padobot.v craig __________________ the universe is against this current wave of success i'm having. -johnny drama, entourage Last edited by hobey19; 10-24-2004 at 10:27 PM.