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HELP: spybot.worm...

A2597A2597 Fanboy
in Zocalo v2.0
OK,norton is incessant that I have W32.spybot.worm.

heres the problem:

it points to a non-existant file, located in C:\documents and settings\all users\documents\OPEN_ME.exe

that folder is empty. (I have show hidden and system files on)

norton's site says that it adds values to the registry, I don't have those values.
norton says run a full system scan in safemode and delete all files infected. NO files show up as infected.

norton says there will be zero byte files in the startup folder, there are none....

HELP!!! How to I stop this crazy thing?

Comments

  • AggamemnonAggamemnon Earthforce Officer
    [url]www.grisoft.com[/url]
  • Rogue TraderRogue Trader Somebody stop him...
    that might help but i suggest reformating, then burning your computer and burying the ashes, you wont be bothered by that kind a worm again!
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    I recommend a small nuclear charge placed on the hard drive platter, myself.
  • Data CrystalData Crystal Pencil Artist
    I suggest putting a live gopher inside the casing, they tend to eat the worms and inform you of a completed task by smoke signals.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    You might try Ad Aware 6.1... It goes through the registry, and might help you get rid of the entry that is making Norton bitch...

    Not a sure thing, but worth a try...
  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    Running Spybot Search & Destroy is a great tool against spyware as well.
  • PhiPhi <font color=#FF0000>C</font><font color=#FF9900>o</font><font color=#FFFF00>l</font><font color=#00F
    Call me crazy, but I'd be tempted to make a file of the same name, stick it in the folder, reboot, then delete it.

    I really need a more direct way of dealing with windows, but I swear solutions like this get me through far too many of my problems with it :rolleyes:
  • Rogue TraderRogue Trader Somebody stop him...
    just remember the glory days of 3.1, where I never knew what the word crash meant.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Nah. You want to go back further, to the great days of DOS 4.2.
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    Noo, I can remember when I really didn't know what a computer was, ahhh good days.
  • Rogue TraderRogue Trader Somebody stop him...
    i cant remember the old days of dos 4.2 cuz the first computer i ever had had 3.1 on it. :D
  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    My first computer had:
    **** COMMODORE 64 BASIC V2 ****
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    Apple ii e :)

    steady as a rock, impossible to crash. and...QUIET. no case cans, etc. you didn't hear a thing.
  • AggamemnonAggamemnon Earthforce Officer
    Ohh the joys of a quite PC... mine sounds like a Harrier jump-jet
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    ohhh...I LOVE that sound!!!

    ever actually see one hover nearby you? ohhh...ground rumbles, and the things like 50 feet off the ground! :)
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by CurZ [/i]
    [B]My first computer had:
    **** COMMODORE 64 BASIC V2 **** [/B][/QUOTE]

    Mine too. Following that I had a 286 with DOS 4.2.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by CurZ [/i]
    [B]My first computer had:
    **** COMMODORE 64 BASIC V2 **** [/B][/QUOTE]

    I still have mine... (albeit a SX-64 luggable...)

    ;)
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    My parents sold my C64. I've never forgiven them.
  • Ranger BrianRanger Brian The Anti-Scrooge
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by A2597 [/i]
    [B]ohhh...I LOVE that sound!!!

    ever actually see one hover nearby you? ohhh...ground rumbles, and the things like 50 feet off the ground! :) [/B][/QUOTE]

    I can hear the sound of that Pegasus engine now... Hmmm lovely...


    [IMG]http://www.aero-webspace.co.uk/jets/harrier_gr7_36_l.jpg[/IMG]
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Rogue Trader [/i]
    [B]just remember the glory days of 3.1, where I never knew what the word crash meant. [/B][/QUOTE]

    3.1 wasn't all that stable actually. Instead of "Illegal Operation" that you got with 9x, it just told you "General Protection Fault: random hex addresses here"

    DOS on the other hand is rock solid stable. :) Pity it was so limited.
  • Captain,SimmondsCaptain,Simmonds Trainee trainee
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Ranger Brian [/i]
    [B]I can hear the sound of that Pegasus engine now... Hmmm lovely...


    [IMG]http://www.aero-webspace.co.uk/jets/harrier_gr7_36_l.jpg[/IMG] [/B][/QUOTE]

    Drool!!!!
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Vertigo1 [/i]
    [B]3.1 wasn't all that stable actually. Instead of "Illegal Operation" that you got with 9x, it just told you "General Protection Fault: random hex addresses here"

    DOS on the other hand is rock solid stable. :) Pity it was so limited. [/B][/QUOTE]

    It's hard to have protection faults when you don't have protected memory. :)
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    I had a Comodore 64, never really knew how to do anything else than play games on it.
  • TyvarTyvar Next best thing to a St. Bernard
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]Mine too. Following that I had a 286 with DOS 4.2. [/B][/QUOTE]

    8086 baaaaybeee the original AT! I dont even rember what version of DOS it came with, below 3 I think. we also had the original microsoft flight simulator! oooh playing the WWI flying ace rocked! And Donkey! donkey just kicked ass!
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]Nah. You want to go back further, to the great days of DOS 4.2. [/B][/QUOTE]

    My first PC was a Commodore 64, and right now, stuck on a Windows ME computer, I almost regret ever coming out of the ocean, so to speak...
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    My first computer was a Comodore Amiga 2000

    My 2nd was a 286 with Dos...only becuase we won it in a raffle for having recently bought the Amiga... :D
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Random Chaos [/i]
    [B]My first computer was a Comodore Amiga 2000

    My 2nd was a 286 with Dos...only becuase we won it in a raffle for having recently bought the Amiga... :D [/B][/QUOTE]

    Haha, I went straight from Commodore to Windows 95 (then downgraded, with a 3.1 laptop), then ME, and now XP.
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    Well...

    My order of system purchase:

    Amiga 2000
    286 Dos
    386 Dos/Win2
    486 Dos/Win3.1
    486 Dos/Win3.1 (extra comp)
    486 Dos/Win3.1 (laptop)
    Amiga 3000 (someone gave us it)
    Pentium Win95
    Pentium 2 Win98 (laptop, school comp)
    Pentium 2 Win98 (family comp)
    Pentium 2 Win95 (extra comp)
    Pentium 4 (1.3GHz) Win2k (school comp, soon to be family comp)
    AMD Athlon (3000+) Win2k (school comp)


    Currently in use:
    Amiga 2000, Amiga 3000, Pentium (running Dos/Win3.1 for old games), Pentium 2 (all 3), AMD Athlon.
    My parents will be upgrading their comp with my old Pentium 4 when I am home for winter break.
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Tyvar [/i]
    [B]8086 baaaaybeee the original AT! I dont even rember what version of DOS it came with, below 3 I think. we also had the original microsoft flight simulator! oooh playing the WWI flying ace rocked! And Donkey! donkey just kicked ass! [/B][/QUOTE]

    I've got one of those sitting in a mobo with a whopping 256kB of DIP chip RAM! :D

    I also still have my old Commmodore 64 in the garage.
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