# Virus? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 23, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/virus/9760 "2006-03-23T16:44:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RockKittie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rockkittie/32/7221_2.png) [@RockKittie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RockKittie)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/virus/9760/1 "2006-03-23T16:44:59Z")
Okay so my computer has been on the fritz lately. I’ve been getting random popups even though I have popup blocker, I keep getting an alert saying I might have a blackworm virus and when I click the “X” on the alert it opens up Internet Explorer and takes me to a Microsoft 2006 website to download something to get rid of it. My McAfee virus scan says that there is a PUP found in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 and the file name is mljgf.dll but when I go to look for the file it’s not there. Not just that but when I try to remove it, it says that it can’t be removed b/c it’s write protected but I think it’s what’s causing all the problems. Any help? ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/virus/9760/2 "2006-03-23T17:23:00Z")
do u have ad-aware? if so run that that usually gets rid of stubborn viruses, for me atleast i would also download spybot search and destroy and run that too. what anti-virus software do u have? ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/virus/9760/3 "2006-03-23T17:24:36Z")
boot in safe mode, then delete the file, then run anti-virus. Hopefully that will fix the prob ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/virus/9760/4 "2006-03-23T17:26:29Z")
that dont always work though i have had some where it wouldnt ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/virus/9760/5 "2006-03-23T17:29:08Z")
format c: /s _only do that when you get tired of trying any of the other suggestions._ ---
**Author:** ![raven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@raven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raven)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/virus/9760/6 "2006-03-24T04:51:47Z")
I think that is Internet Optimizer. Do this: Go to: [http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html](http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html) Download HiJackThis. Unzip the download. If you don’t have an unzipping program, you can get one from here: [http://www.winzip.com/downwzeval.htm](http://www.winzip.com/downwzeval.htm) Run the application Do “system scan and log” When the notepad file opens up. CTRL-A or click on Edit -\> Select all Copy or CTRL-C Paste in this thread or CTRL-V. Pretty much this will display all network related programs and running processes on your machine. If there is spyware, it will come up, but I think you have Internet Optimizer. Download the fix from here if you are extremely _Lazy_: [http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FxNetOpt.exe](http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FxNetOpt.exe) ---
**Author:** ![RockKittie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rockkittie/32/7221_2.png) [@RockKittie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RockKittie)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/virus/9760/7 "2006-03-24T07:02:07Z")
Nice, thanks guys 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![raven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@raven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raven)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/virus/9760/8 "2006-03-24T11:06:32Z")
what? Something worked? That Symantec program fixed it or did you do a fdisk like Rick stated? ---
**Author:** ![PumiceT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@PumiceT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PumiceT)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/virus/9760/9 "2006-03-24T11:13:13Z")
> [@raven](#): > > what? Something worked? That Symantec program fixed it or did you do a fdisk like Rick stated? fdisk? He suggested format, not fdisk. 😕