Hermie
2007-08-17, 21:21
I still have MicroBillSys even after running SpyBot which found and removed 8 infections. I have followed other threads on the forum and run Brute Force Remover also to no effect. (Thanks Shaba for your earlier input on this)
It is activating every time we start Windows Messenger Live. I can stop it by Uninstalling Messenger, but if I download MSN again from Microsoft and re-install, it's back. I have stopped the pop-up by adding a General Firewall Rule in Norton Antivirus, so I would not be aware of the trojan if I didn't occasionally access Norton Reports & Statistics/View Activity Log/Activities, which reports the following:
An instance of c:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe is preparing to access the internet, followed by:
Rule "Firewall Rule MBS" blocked communication. (My added rule)
(Occasionally, it's \\MSN Messenger\livecall.exe that starts the sequence)
Can anyone advise whether it's safe to leave things like this or will MicroBillSys start to cause havoc the longer it's left? Any ideas where it's hiding and how to clear it?
Or, as it isn't active with MSN uninstalled, is there any way of installing a clean version of MSN?
I have spent days on this and it's driving me mad, so all suggestions will be gratefully received.
It is activating every time we start Windows Messenger Live. I can stop it by Uninstalling Messenger, but if I download MSN again from Microsoft and re-install, it's back. I have stopped the pop-up by adding a General Firewall Rule in Norton Antivirus, so I would not be aware of the trojan if I didn't occasionally access Norton Reports & Statistics/View Activity Log/Activities, which reports the following:
An instance of c:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe is preparing to access the internet, followed by:
Rule "Firewall Rule MBS" blocked communication. (My added rule)
(Occasionally, it's \\MSN Messenger\livecall.exe that starts the sequence)
Can anyone advise whether it's safe to leave things like this or will MicroBillSys start to cause havoc the longer it's left? Any ideas where it's hiding and how to clear it?
Or, as it isn't active with MSN uninstalled, is there any way of installing a clean version of MSN?
I have spent days on this and it's driving me mad, so all suggestions will be gratefully received.