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Old 06-25-2008, 03:24 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Problem....VIRUS ALERT!

There may be something suspicious in your Outlook, but Kaspersky may just be having troubles. You may want to review the contents of your Outlook deleted items and inbox, and remove anything you're not fully certain of.

By default, Outlook stores items that you delete in the Deleted Items folder. You can manually delete the contents of this folder to keep it and your mailbox from getting too big, or you can automatically delete the contents each time you close Outlook.

To delete all messages in the Deleted Items Folder:
1. Right-click on the Deleted Items folder
2. Select Empty Deleted Items Folder

To Automatically Empty the Deleted Items Folder:
1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Other tab.
2. Select the Empty the Deleted Items folder upon exiting check box. (This will automatically empty the deleted items folder every time you exit from Outlook)
3. If you want, you can turn off notification before automatically emptying the Deleted Items folder. To do this click on the Advanced Options button and Clear the Warn before permanently deleting items check box.

You can either try again, but this time, go to the Settings page and uncheck Scan Mail bases...or use this online scanner instead:

Go here to run an online scannner from ESET.
  • Note: You will need to use Internet explorer for this scan
  • Tick the box next to YES, I accept the Terms of Use.
  • Click Start
  • When asked, allow the activex control to install
  • Click Start
  • Make sure that the option Remove found threats is unticked, and the option Scan unwanted applications is checked
  • Click Scan
  • Wait for the scan to finish
  • Use notepad to open the logfile located at C:\Program Files\EsetOnlineScanner\log.txt
  • Copy and paste that log as a reply to this topic and also let me know how things are now.
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