Tom <t.wyckoff@verizon.net> wrote:
> Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:
>> Straight Talk <b__nice@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 16:43:53 -0800 (PST), penang@freemail.c3.hu
>>> wrote:
>>>> Last nite my PC behaves normally, but this morning, it took over 1
>>>> hour to boot up the XP.
>>>>
>>>> Now, in the tasking tray, I see tons and tons of messages are being
>>>> sent out !
>>>>
>>>> I have not configure this PC to send out emails. I use webmails.
>>>> But now my PC is sending out tons and tons of emails !!
>>>>
>>>> The symantec norton antivirus is doing the "Symantec Email Scan" on
>>>> those emails and the emails are jamming up the system.
>>>>
>>>> What can I do ????
>>>>
>>>> What software should I use to remove this security breach ????
>>>>
>>>> Please help !!!!
>>>>
>>>> Thank you !!
>>>
>>> You should of course revert to the latest known clean state - which
>>> ultimately means flatten and rebuild.
>>
>>
>> Well, that's a bit dire - it may not be at all necessary. It *might*
>> be, but it isn't the first thing I'd try.
>>
>>
> Well, you've certainly picked up some malware. I wonder how Symantec
> missed it.

<looks around frantically, in sudden terror>

I have? Oh my god! And I don't even *have* Symantec software on here!

Wait. Symantec *is* malware, and you must not have meant to reply to *me* .

:-)