W32.Pinfi virus!!

Sharky Forums


Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: W32.Pinfi virus!!

Hybrid View

  1. 05-24-2003, 02:18 PM #1
    JonC
    JonC is offline
    Tiger Shark JonC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Location
    Somerville, NJ USA
    Posts
    794

    Unhappy W32.Pinfi virus!!

    GOod thing I can still get on the Internet. This just happened today when I woke up. This virus is affecting most of my exe files. Right now I'm doing a major virus scan. I'm even using two virus scanners(Norton and Ontrack). I don't know how this virus infected my pc. All I know is the last thing I downloaded and installed was a HULK desktop theme from themeworld.com. It was a WINzip file so I scanned that before installing it and there was no virus on it. I left my computer on all night last night too and noticed Kazaa lite was on. I think my girlfriend was downloading music. Could Kazaa be causing a virus if its left on all night? Norton virus alert screen keeps on popping up and fortunately, it says that the files are being repaired. Even .exe files under WINNT folder are infected and are being repaired.
    Q9550 E0 @ 3.7 Ghz
    Corsair H50
    Asus Maximus Formula II
    8 Gb Mushkin DDR2 PC8500
    Visiontek HD 4870 512 MB
    Supreme X-Fi Audio card
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
    (2)Samsung 1TB SATA HD @RAID 0
    WD 500 Gb SATA HD
    LG Blue Ray Drive
    X Clio A380 Full tower case
    Toshiba 46" 1080 LCD
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 05-24-2003, 02:26 PM #2
    OS-Wiz
    OS-Wiz is offline
    Old School OCer OS-Wiz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    St. Louis, Mo, USA
    Posts
    12,242
    That's a very old virus Oct. 2001. Anyway, here's a link that might have more info for you: http://securityresponse.symantec.com...w32.pinfi.html
    The Money Trap = Intel i7 930 | Corsair H70 | ASUS P6X58D-E | 3 x 2GB G.Skill DDR3 2000 6-9-6-24 | EVGA GTX 580 DS SC | OCZ Vertex 2 90GB SSD | WD VelociRaptor | Klipsch ProMedia | Cooler Master HAF 932 | Antec TPQ-1200W | Dell U2711 2560 x 1440 27" | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit | APC RS1500
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 05-24-2003, 05:25 PM #3
    posthumous_GRIN
    posthumous_GRIN is offline
    Hammerhead Shark posthumous_GRIN's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2001
    Posts
    2,203
    You better believe you can get a virus from having kazaa going, though norton should stop them. Change your settings to delete rather than repair on norton and scan every file you download off kazaa, without fail.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 05-24-2003, 06:08 PM #4
    JonC
    JonC is offline
    Tiger Shark JonC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Location
    Somerville, NJ USA
    Posts
    794
    here's an update after the scan. 49 infected files!
    Should I quarantine them or delete them?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 05-24-2003, 06:26 PM #5
    richardginn
    richardginn is offline
    Ultra Great White Shark!! richardginn's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2001
    Posts
    16,118
    Originally posted by JonC
    here's an update after the scan. 49 infected files!
    Should I quarantine them or delete them?

    What type of files do you have infected with the virus.
    www.myeducational plan.com-come see my plan to fix the USA educational system. I hope this is sig legal. Major Site Design Update on July 18, 2006. On June 18, 2009 passed the 10,000 post mark. December 24, 2009: Major Theme change and more....
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 05-24-2003, 07:46 PM #6
    posthumous_GRIN
    posthumous_GRIN is offline
    Hammerhead Shark posthumous_GRIN's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2001
    Posts
    2,203
    Originally posted by JonC
    here's an update after the scan. 49 infected files!
    Should I quarantine them or delete them?
    Delete no question. Realistically though, with that kind of infestation, a format is the only way to be sure you got rid of everything. Trust me, format and learn from the experience.
    Last edited by posthumous_GRIN; 05-24-2003 at 07:47 PM.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules